Ukrzaliznytsia changes routes due to shelling: what passengers need to know
24 October 2025 09:25
Ukrzaliznytsia has reported major changes in train traffic due to overnight attacks on infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine. Despite the shelling and damage, the company is using backup solutions to ensure passenger safety and continue transportation, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Ukrzaliznytsia has used backup equipment, combined transportation (train-bus) and detour routes to ensure uninterrupted passenger transportation.
In this article, we explain how trains will run today, which directions have changed, and what passengers should do to avoid being late.
Main regions where train traffic is hampered
Kirovohrad region: damaged infrastructure, delays of more than 2 hours
The railway infrastructure was damaged as a result of the night shelling. The fires have been extinguished, there were no casualties, and traffic on both tracks has resumed.
However, there are still areas in the affected area without power supply, which is why trains are running under backup diesel locomotives.
The following trains are delayed:
- #51/52 Odesa – Zaporizhzhia
- no. 127/128 Lviv – Zaporizhzhia
- 7/8 Kharkiv – Odesa
- no. 53/54 Dnipro – Odesa
Average delay: more than 2 hours
Kharkiv region: changed routes and evacuation of passengers
Detour traffic is being used in the direction of Lozova with delays. Trains are running on backup routes, and passengers are partially transported by bus.
Combined logistics is applied to the route:
- no. 92/91 Kramatorsk – Odesa – Kramatorsk
The train has also changed its route:
- no. 103/104 Kramatorsk – Lviv
It evacuated 19 passengers with reduced mobility and animals. Ukrzaliznytsia emphasizes that it is transporting everyone who needs help.
Trains are taking a detour through Merefa:
- no. 102 Kherson – Kramatorsk
- no. 104 Lviv – Kramatorsk
- no. 712 Kyiv – Kramatorsk
Estimated delay: about 2 hours.
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Sumy region: passengers are transferring to buses
Due to the de-energization of railroad sections in Sumy region, a combined train-bus route is operating.
Example:
- Passengers of the train #787 Tereshchenska – Kyiv transfer to a bus to Konotop, where they can board the train #779 Sumy – Kyiv.
What passengers should do
- Follow the notifications in the official application of Ukrzaliznytsia
- Do not turn off push notifications – they notify you of changes in real time
- Arrive at the station in advance, taking into account possible transfers
- Keep your ticket – it is automatically valid on bus sections of the route
Ukrzaliznytsia emphasizes that despite the difficult conditions, all passengers will be delivered to their destinations.
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