Fourteen railway stations that generate unjustified maintenance costs will be closed at the suggestion of Moldova’s Railways in a move to optimize the state-run company’s costs.

The Cabinet on April 13 approved a decision to exclude the obligation to coordinate the closure of railway stations with the local public authorities, IPN reports.

Moldova’s Railways said the 14 stations that will be closed do not have the appropriate equipment and the company unjustifiably spends 20-25 million lei annually for maintaining them. These are the stations: Halta (km 111 and km 1507), Zaim, Kulima, Greceni, Kiriutnea, Mereni, Bahmut, Hiliut, Glodeni-Rautel-Glodeni, Tardea, Cobalea, Ghizdita, and Hadjimus. The employees of these terminals will be transferred to work at other stations situated nearby.

The company noted the closure of the terminals will not lead to the modification of train routes.