Ukrzaliznytsia changes routes of a number of trains due to accident near Korosten
23 December 01:14
Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a change in passenger train routes due to a serious accident near Korosten in Zhytomyr region. Intensive restoration work is underway at the site after a freight train derailment caused by a Russian drone strike on the transport infrastructure, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Due to the blockage of the main section, Ukrzaliznytsia was forced to reroute a number of passenger trains through Fastiv. The route extension and the need for additional connections lead to delays that are currently up to three hours.
How train routes have changed
Western and international trains, including trains to Lviv, Kovel, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, as well as foreign trains to Warsaw, Kholm, and Przemysl, will run according to the changed schedule.
An alternative route will be used by trains:
- #107 Kyiv – Solotvyno,
- no. 741 Kyiv – Lviv,
- no. 7 Kyiv – Chernivtsi,
- no. 43/49 Cherkasy – Ivano-Frankivsk,
- no. 97 Kyiv – Kovel,
- 29 Kyiv – Uzhhorod,
- no. 707 Kyiv – Ivano-Frankivsk,
- no. 67/19 Kyiv – Warsaw, Kholm,
- no. 51 Kyiv – Przemyśl,
- no. 15 Kharkiv – Vorokhta,
- no. 91 Kyiv – Lviv,
- no. 10 Budapest – Kyiv,
- no. 64 Przemyśl – Kharkiv,
- no. 120 Kholm – Dnipro,
- no. 18 Uzhhorod – Kharkiv,
- no. 2/124 Vorokhta – Kharkiv,
- no. 16 Vorokhta – Kharkiv,
- no. 750 Uzhhorod – Kyiv,
- no. 029D Kyiv – Uzhhorod,
- 707P Kyiv – Ivano-Frankivsk,
- no. 123L Ivano-Frankivsk – Kharkiv.
How to get to Korosten
To maintain the connection with Korosten, the railroad has introduced a special transfer scheme.
Passengers can take advantage of
- suburban trains from Shepetivka station;
- a similar scheme in the opposite direction to leave Korosten.
The railroad agency asks passengers to closely follow official messages and announcements at the stations, as the delay time may vary depending on the pace of infrastructure restoration.
Traffic on the main line is expected to resume after the safety inspection and repair of the damaged track is completed.
