 The new railway line is to be laid alongside the existing 1,435 mm gauge track.Commissioning of the new 1,520 mm broad-gauge line is planned by 2025.The idea of building a 1,520 mm broad-gauge railway line from Haniska pri Kosiciach station to Europe was first suggested by Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin in May 2006 at the Strategic Partnership 1520 international forum.