More than 220 trains were delayed in Ukraine due to the snow

Passenger and freight trains are delayed in Ukraine due to heavy snowfall, for the last day was delayed 21 passenger train and more than 200 trucks, said Tuesday the administration of the Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).

for the last day abundant snow was observed on the area of all Ukrainian Railways, except the South-West. The most difficult weather rules formed on the area of Odessa, Dnieper and southern Railways. Snow depth at some stations, for example, Dnepropetrovsk, piatykhatky, Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye, Comb, Poltava, Znamenka, Odessa has reached More than twenty centimeters. For clearing snow drifts the railroad used a special technique.

" Despite the work done on the snow, according to operative data, for the last day of delays of trains due to snow on the Railways of Ukraine to defend themselves failed. Thus, in position 5. 00 (6. 00 GMT) on December 30 in General because of bad weather detained 21 passenger train. The delay time was from 30 minutes to 7 hours, according to the report.

for example, at station Odessa? 138 Odessa-Cherkassy delayed departure by 7 hours and 10 minutes, and composition? 148 Odessa-Kiev - 6 hours 50 minutes to departure.

due to the fact that snow fills not only the railway infrastructure, but also sea ports, due to the inability to remove the empty wagons and submit Laden, there were delays in moving freight trains. In position 5. 00 (6. 00 GMT) on 30 December was delayed more than 200 freight trains, 158 of the Odessa railway and on the approaches to it.


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