On 01.11 - 02.11.2025 in Haivoron will be held Ukraine Steam Locomotive Railway Festival The Grove Buzzes! 2025 - four steam locomotives from different parts of Ukraine and twelve historical steam-powered railway tours.

Guests of the railway festival will be able to enjoy:

- four operating steam locomotives from different parts of Ukraine - each with its own history and character:

- steam locomotive Er-799-18 (broad gauge 1520 mm), made in 1954 at Ganz-MÁVAG, Hungary
- steam locomotive Gr-336 (narrow gauge 750 mm), made in 1951 at VEB Lokomotivbau "Karl Marx" Babelsberg, Germany
- steam locomotive Gr-280 (narrow gauge 750 mm), made in 1950 at VEB Lokomotivbau "Karl Marx" Babelsberg, Germany
- steam locomotive 159 4-95 (narrow gauge 750 mm), made in 1938 at Podolsk Machine-Building Plant, USSR

- twelve historical steam locomotive tours: tourist routes, photo stops and the atmosphere of past eras
- classic equipment exhibition - vintage cars, locomotives, special equipment and unique exhibits
- evening musical program - live sound of incendiary artists on the festival stage
- fairs and food courts - souvenirs, musical performances and gastronomic delicacies from local communities
- cultural and artistic program - master classes, competitions and sports events for adults and children

When the tourist trains will complete their rides, the locomotives are resting in the depot and dusk is falling at the Haivoron station - the musical journey is just beginning! It is in the evening the main stage of the festival is waiting for you!

01.11.2025, 19:00, Saturday
Haivoron City Stadium

- Yevhen Khmara
- Band "TaRuta"
- Band "Vasya Club"

02.11.2025, 19:00, Sunday
Haivoron City Stadium

- Orest Krysa
- Band "Ocheretyany Kit"
- "FIJI Band" and Zinovy ​​Karach

The music part of the festival is free admission, live sound and don't worry about your train departure - the non-stop trains to Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa and Vinnytsia will depart from Haivoron after the musical program ends so visitors of the festival could stay until the final chords.

Ukraine Steam Locomotive Railway Festival The Grove Buzzes! 2025
Train Schedule

01.11.2025, Saturday

Narrow Gauge (750 mm)

923 Haivoron - Peredbuzhzhya: 10:15 - 10:30
924 Peredbuzhzhya - Haivoron: 11:15 - 11:30
961 Haivoron - Bershad: 12:30 - 15:13
962 Bershad - Haivoron: 16:00 - 17:08

Broad Gauge (1520 mm)

922 Haivoron - Khaschuvate: 10:00 - 10:38
921 Khaschuvate - Haivoron: 11:22 - 12:00
925 Haivoron - Dzhulynka: 12:20 - 13:05
926 Dzhulynka - Haivoron: 13:50 - 14:20
930 Haivoron - Khaschuvate: 14:30 - 15:08
929 Khaschuvate - Haivoron: 16:22 - 17:00
931 Haivoron - Dzhulynka: 17:20 - 18:00
932 Dzhulynka - Haivoron: 18:30 - 19:00

02.11.2025, Sunday

Narrow Gauge (750 mm)

922 Haivoron - Khaschuvate: 09:00 - 09:38
921 Khaschuvate - Haivoron: 10:37 - 11:15
923 Haivoron - Peredbuzhzhya: 09:30 - 09:45
924 Peredbuzhzhya - Haivoron: 10:30 - 10:45
927 Haivoron - Peredbuzhzhya: 12:45 - 13:00
928 Peredbuzhzhya - Haivoron: 13:45 - 14:00

Broad Gauge (1520 mm)

935 Haivoron - Zyatkivtsi: 12:00 - 15:15
936 Zyatkivtsi - Haivoron: 16:05 - 17:50
931 Haivoron - Dzhulynka: 14:30 - 15:15
932 Dzhulynka - Haivoron: 16:00 - 16:30
930 Haivoron - Khaschuvate: 16:45 - 17:23
929 Khaschuvate - Haivoron: 18:07 - 18:45

The festival organizers have scheduled special non-stop trains to Haivoron from Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Vinnytsia. Trains to Haivoron will depart in the evening on 31.10.2025 and 01.11.2025 and in the opposite direction on 01.11.2025 and 02.11.2025. Transfer tickets will be available for sale next week on the official Ukrainian Railways website and at the station ticket offices.

Tickets for steam locomotive train tours are already available in the mobile application of Ukraine Railways as well as the web-site and at the station ticket offices. The number of available places is limited!

Welcome to Haivoron for the All-Ukrainian Steam Locomotive Railway Festival 2025!

Organizers of Ukraine Steam Locomotive Railway Festival The Grove Buzzes! 2025

Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia)
Haivoron Station
Haivoron, Ukraine

Pavel Korsun
Tour Guide
Ukraine tours and Kiev tours

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