Train services in Ukraine severely delayed after Russian strikes on railway

Roman Petrenko - 8 November, 08:45

A train. Stock photo: Ukrzaliznytsia

Several trains are experiencing significant delays due to damage to the railway infrastructure in Poltava Oblast.

Source: Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), a Ukrainian state-run railway operator

Details: Ukrzaliznytsia reported that several stations in Poltava Oblast are without power and that sections of the overhead line network had been damaged.

As a result, several trains will face substantial delays along their routes, as these sections can only be operated by diesel locomotives. Commuter trains in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts will also run with possible delays of around one and a half to two hours.

Specifically, seven trains are already expected to be at least 2 hours 30 minutes late. The longest delay is for the Kyiv – Kharkiv train, at 6 hours 30 minutes:

No. 720 Kyiv – Kharkiv +6 hours 30 minutes
No. 22/21 Kharkiv – Lviv +2 hours 30 minutes
No. 111/112 Lviv – Izium +5 hours
No. 63/64 Lviv – Kharkiv +5 hours
No. 103/104 Husarivka – Lviv +4 hours
No. 17/18 Uzhhorod – Kharkiv +3 hours 40 minutes
No. 227/228 Husarivka – Ivano-Frankivsk +3 hours 30 minutes

Quote: "For passengers of train No. 725 Kharkiv – Kyiv Intercity+, boarding will be organised via Poltava, where they will be taken by electric train.

Accordingly, passengers of train No. 720 Kyiv – Kharkiv Intercity+ will be transported from Poltava to the terminus in Kharkiv by electric train.

Also, train No. 72/71 Lviv – Pavlohrad will run only as far as Samar-Dniprovskyi station due to the effects of enemy strikes."

Background: The city of Horishni Plavni in Poltava Oblast was left without electricity, water and heating due to Russian strikes. Reports of power outages were recorded in the city of Kremenchuk.

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