A number of long-distance trains in Ukraine are significantly delayed due to damage to the railway infrastructure caused by russian shelling on Saturday, November 8.
Ukrzaliznytsia has reported this.
"As a result of enemy strikes on the Poltava Region, there are damages, there is no power supply at several stations, there is damage to the contact network of several sections," the message says.
As noted, only diesel locomotives can move through these areas, so a number of trains will experience significant delays on the way. Suburban trains in the Poltava and Kharkiv Regions will also run with possible delays of approximately 1.5-2 hours.
As of 8 a.m., the following long-distance trains are delayed:
- #720 Kyiv - Kharkiv +6:30 hrs;
- #22/21 Kharkiv - Lviv +2:30 hrs;
- #111/112 Lviv - Izyum +5 hrs;
- #63/64 Lviv - Kharkiv +5 hrs;
- #103/104 Husarivka - Lviv +4 hrs;
- #17/18 Uzhhorod - Kharkiv +3:40 hrs;
- #227/228 Husarivka - Ivano-Frankivsk +3:30 hrs.
"For passengers of trains #725 Kharkiv - Kyiv Intercity+, boarding will be organized in Poltava, where they will be delivered by electric train. Accordingly, passengers of the train #720 Kyiv - Kharkiv Intercity+ will be taken from Poltava to the Kharkiv terminal station by electric train," Ukrzaliznytsia explained and assured that they are doing everything possible to reduce the delay.
As the Ukrainian News agency previously reported, russia struck at Ukraine at night.
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