“Ukrzaliznytsia warns of flight delays due to shelling in Sumy region
2 October 00:40
On Wednesday, October 1, another round of Russian shelling in Sumy region damaged energy and railroad infrastructure. As a result, several Ukrzaliznytsia trains are delayed in transit. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“Due to the shelling in Sumy region, we have damaged infrastructure and power outages, and we have put reserve diesel locomotives on standby,” the company said.
Currently, the railroad is waiting for the air raid to go off in order to inspect the tracks, check the dimensions, and restore safe traffic.
The following flights are delayed:
- no. 779/780 Kyiv – Sumy (2 hours 57 minutes);
- no. 787/788 Kyiv – Shostka (1 hour 05 minutes);
- no. 773/774 Shostka – Kyiv (3 hours 30 minutes);
- 143/144 Sumy – Lviv (1 hour 40 minutes).
Ukrzaliznytsia reported that passengers remain safe: depending on where the trains stop, people are either in shelters at stations or in cars under the supervision of conductors.
“Our dispatchers are closely monitoring the situation, and locomotive crews are preparing to catch up with the delay,” the company said.
In general, the following trains are delayed:
- no. 779/780 Kyiv-Pasov-Sumy (2:57)
- no. 705/706 Kyiv-Pas.-Przemysl Chornyi (1:55)
- no. 787/788 Kyiv-Pasyn-Shostka (1:05)
- no. 773/774 Shostka-Kyiv Pass ( 03:30)
- 143/144 Sumy-Lviv (01:40)
- 103/104 Kramatorsk-Lviv (0:24)
- no. 749/750 Kyiv-Pas.-Vienna Main ( 0:21)
- no. 749/750 Kyiv-Pasyn-Uzhhorod ( 0:21)
- no. 31/32 Przemysl Holovnyi-Zaporizhzhia-1 ( 0:18)
- 115/116 Chernivtsi-Zaporizhzhia-1 (0:14)
- no. 749/750 Vienna Main-Kyiv-Pas (0:12)
- no. 55/56 Kyiv-Pas.-Vorokhta (0:08)
- no. 257/258 Kropyvnytskyi-Vorokhta (0:07)
- no. 101/102 Kherson-Kramatorsk (0:06)
- no. 81/82 Kyiv-Pas-Uzhhorod (0:05)
As a reminder, on the night of September 30, Russian troops also attacked the railway infrastructure. As a result, trains in the Chernihiv direction were running with delays, and some routes were covered by backup diesel locomotives, which increased travel time for trains to/from Chernihiv, Sumy, and Shostka.
Power engineers and railway workers are currently working to restore power supply and traffic on all sections.
