Due to aerial threats, number of suburban trains have been cancelled, while others are delayed by up to hour and half; here are changes to service
On October 15, a number of commuter train services were canceled in Ukraine due to ongoing air threats and power supply issues affecting the railway infrastructure. Other trains are running with delays of up to an hour and a half on some routes.
According to Censor.NET, this information is reported by the official Telegram channel of Ukrzaliznytsia's commuter rail service.
Which commuter trains have been canceled?
The most significant changes affect the Kirovohrad and Cherkasy regions. Due to ongoing airspace restrictions, the resulting delays, and a power outage in the overhead contact system, the following trains will not operate on October 15:
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No. 6504 Tsvitkove – Znam'yanka;
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No. 6551/6552 Cherkasy – Znam'yanka;
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No. 6041/6042 Pomichna – Dolynska;
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No. 6002 Znam'yanka – Pyatikhatky-Stykova;
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No. 6001 P'yatykhatky-Stykova – Znam'yanka.
In addition, Train No. 6041/6042 from Dolynska to Pomichna will not run on October 16.
Where are the trains delayed?
The longest delays among the available reports were recorded in Volyn and Rivne Oblast. Train No. 6356/6355, Kovel-Passenger – Zdolbuniv-Passenger, departed from Kivertsi Station with a delay of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
On the same route, Train No. 6353/6354 from Zdolbuniv-Passenger to Kovel-Passenger was delayed by 24 minutes.
In the Sumy and Poltava regions, Train No. 6542 from Romny to Romodan departed from Sencha Station 47 minutes late.
In the Kharkiv region, delays were reported on three flights:
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No. 6683 Merefa – Berestyn – 19 minutes;
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No. 6686 Berestyn – Kharkiv-Passenger – 33 minutes;
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No. 6687 Kharkiv-Passenger – Berestyn – 13 minutes.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Train No. 6173 from Samar-Dniprovskyi to Dnipro-Holovnyi was delayed by 25 minutes.
On the Odessa-Golovna–Martynivska route, Train No. 6404 departed from Kremidivka Station 35 minutes late.
Delays were also reported on other routes:
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No. 6809 Hrebinka – Kyiv-Volynskyi – 32 minutes;
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No. 6807 Hrebinka – Kyiv-Passenger (North) – 16 minutes;
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No. 6481 Korosten – Olevsk – 17 minutes;
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No. 6254 Shepetivka – Koziatyn-1 – 12 minutes.
Additional delays for passenger transfers
Ukrzaliznytsia is also adjusting the departure times of several trains so that passengers can make their connections from other trains.
Specifically, Train No. 6242 from Hrebinka to Bakhmach-Passenger was delayed by 40 minutes to allow passengers to transfer from Train No. 6804 from Kyiv to Hrebinka.
Train No. 6524/6523 from Nizhyn to Hrebinka was scheduled to depart approximately 30 minutes later, and Train No. 6454 from Nizhyn to Konotop-Passenger Station was scheduled to depart 15 minutes later.
On the Koziatyn-1–Shepetivka route, Train No. 6253 was delayed by approximately 30 minutes to allow passengers to transfer from Train No. 6203 (Fastiv-1–Koziatyn-1).
They planned to delay the departure of Train No. 6910 from Ogultsi to Kharkiv-Passenger Station by another 30 minutes in order to wait for passengers on Train No. 6354 from Poltava-Pivdenna to Ogultsi.
Ukrzaliznytsia warns that train service may be temporarily suspended in the event of an increased risk. Passengers are advised not to remain on the platforms during an air raid alert, but to proceed to shelters or move at least 200 meters away from railway infrastructure.
Train service that was suspended due to an airborne threat will resume once the threat has passed.
