The airspace was closed due to the war, making it a difficult and risky ten-hour train journey to the capital Kiev

 This is the train by which the world's top leaders including Modi and Biden went to Ukraine 

Due to the war, civilian flights to Ukraine are closed. Therefore, the train has become the main mode of travel in the war-torn country. For the last two and a half years, millions of Ukrainians have been dependent on the country's vast rail network. Even the world's top leaders visiting Ukraine have to go through this experience with horse comfort. A few months after the war broke out, Ukraine's National Railway, Ukrzaliznytsia, started running special VIP trains for presidents, prime ministers, and other big personalities. These have separate bedrooms, conference rooms, and kitchens. Ukraine's special train has become a permanent feature of the war. Dozens of leaders, including US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, have traveled by this train. All the celebrities have traveled for about ten hours at night. The journey is tiring. The railway tracks pass through high and low areas. The noise of the train disturbs sleep. To avoid Russian drones, the coach's window is completely covered with curtains. All the presidents and prime ministers have spent the night in the same coach. Oleksandr Shevchenko, deputy head of passenger services at Ukrainian Railways, says, We have made a different identity in this matter.

Over time, Ukraine prepared two alternative rail routes. When US President Joe Biden visited the Ukrainian capital Kyiv last year, two similar trains were run on different routes. The train carrying Biden was named Rail force One. Luxury rail coaches have been renovated for foreign leaders. These coaches were built before the war for rich passengers. Normal sleeper coaches are used for the delegation of leaders. The conference room of the train has wooden tables and Victorian-style chairs. Green and gold carpets are on the floor. At the end of the coach is the bedroom and then the bathroom with blue tiles. (news published by infowithngc)

BIP trains have been used more than a thousand times since the war started. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says these trains have become a bridge of diplomacy. The special train project called Iron Diplomacy was started after a late-night phone call to Shevchenko on 14 March 2022. The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia wanted to come to Ukraine after the Russian attack. The Prime Ministers were brought from Poland on a four-carriage train from Likvi near the Polish border. (news published by infowithngc)

 Ukrainian cuisine and history books

On the train, foreign guests are offered traditional Ukrainian cuisine and books on the country's history. On the return journey, letters of thanks are left in the coach for politicians. Gratitude is expressed for agreements reached with a country. Sometimes there are direct gestures. Last year, Ukraine had tried to get Leopard tanks supplied from Finland and other Western countries. During the visit of the Finnish President, the train driver and other staff wore leopard print dresses.