KREMENCHUK, Oct. 28 – The construction of an international rail passenger terminal in Kharkiv has been suspended due to the economic crisis, Southern Railways head Viktor Ostapchuk said.

He said that according to the schedule, the terminal's construction should have started in 2008.

"Taking into account the crisis, it is necessary to suspend construction for up to a month. A clause on [the terminal's] construction by the end of the year has already been stipulated in the plan and UAH21 million is foreseen for this," Ostapchuk said.