Railway accident occurred in Zhytomyr region: UZ changed routes
Due to the derailment of a freight train near Korosten, Ukrzaliznytsia has changed passenger train routes, with delays reaching 3 hours.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia".
A freight train derailed near Korosten in Zhytomyr Oblast. The incident resulted in injuries, and the movement of a number of passenger trains was disrupted.
The causes of the accident are being investigated.
The UZ noted that the circumstances of the freight train's derailment are currently being investigated. Due to the so-called "oversize" on the adjacent track, the locomotive crew of passenger train No. 45/46 Kharkiv-Uzhhorod was forced to make an emergency stop, as a result of which the locomotive of the passenger train derailed.
People affected by the incident
On the Kharkiv-Uzhhorod train, one passenger suffered a cut from glass and was treated on the spot. The freight train crew was also injured - the driver and his assistant were hospitalised.
Changes in passenger train traffic
Due to an accident, the Kharkiv-Uzhhorod train will run with significant delays — it has been diverted to a neighbouring station and is being rerouted. Some trains have been rerouted via Shepetivka, Koziatyn, and Fastiv, with delays of up to three hours.
Which trains run on detour routes
Trains run through Fastiv instead of Korosten:
- No. 1/123 Kharkiv-Ivano-Frankivsk, Vorokhta
- No. 44/50 Ivano-Frankivsk-Cherkasy
- No. 92 Lviv-Kyiv
- No. 30 Uzhhorod-Kyiv
- No. 8/150 Chernivtsi-Kyiv
- No. 52 Przemyśl-Kyiv
- No. 68/20 Warsaw, Kholm-Kyiv
- No. 108 Solotvyno-Kyiv
Train No. 98 Kovel-Kyiv will be allowed to pass through Zhytomyr as an exception, as this will reduce the delay in its journey.
At Shepetivka station, "Ukrzaliznytsia" will organise a transfer for passengers to a suburban shuttle in the direction of Korosten and back.
