Southwestern Railways
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Subdivisions of Ukrainian Railways
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| Locale | Central Ukraine, North Ukraine |
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| Dates of operation | 1870–present |
| Predecessor | Southwestern Railways (Soviet Union) |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) |
| Length | 4,668 km (2,900 mi) |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Website | http://www.swrailway.gov.ua |
Southwestern Railways (PZZ), (Ukrainian: Південно-Західна залізниця) headquartered in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is a component part of the Ukrzaliznytsia company. SWR's route map includes all the railroads in the Kiev, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi and Sumy oblasts (provinces of Ukraine).
As of 2008, SWR's rail system included 4,668 km (2,901 mi) of track, of which 93,3% were electrified. The SWR consists of five sections (directions), the Kyivska, Kozyatynska, Zhmerynska, Korostenska and Konotopska directions. There are 315 railway stations in the SWR system.
The first railway to be built in the Ukrainian part of the Russian Empire was a track from Odessa to Balta. It was 213 km (132 mi) in length, and was built in 1865. This railroad connected the agricultural regions of the northern part of today's Odessa Oblast with Odessa, a seaport on the Black Sea coast. In 1870 Kiev was linked with this railroad system by a line from Balta to Kiev. In that year Kiev was also connected to the Russian Empire's railroad system by a track from Kiev to Kursk. The history of the SWR began on 7 June 1870, when the construction of these railroads was launched. The Kiev Passenger Railway Station, the main railway station of the SWR and the Ukrzaliznytsia was also built in that year.
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