Ukrainian Railways changes routes amid worsening security situation
Ukrainian Railways changed train routes and organized transfers due to shelling (Photo: Ukrainian Railways / Facebook)
Ukrainian Railways has temporarily changed the routes of several trains and introduced bus transfers and passenger connections because of the worsening security situation in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts and along the Zaporizhzhya direction, the company said on Telegram on Aug. 7.
Bus transfers have been arranged on the Kryvyi Rih-Dnipro, Piatykhatky-Dnipro and Lozova-Orilka routes.
Passengers traveling to Kamianske-Pasazhyrske, Verkhovtseve, Vilnohirsk and Verkhnodniprovsk on trains No. 32 Przemysl-Zaporizhzhya, No. 86 Lviv-Dnipro, No. 286 Lviv-Dnipro, No. 42 Truskavets-Dnipro and No. 40 Solotvyno-Zaporizhzhya will be able to continue their journeys from Dnipro on suburban electric trains.
Passengers will not need to buy a new ticket. Their existing travel documents will remain valid for boarding at no additional cost, Ukrainian Railways said.
To restore the regular timetable as quickly as possible, some of the most delayed westbound trains will temporarily terminate in Ternopil or Lviv, where passengers will transfer to connecting services.
The changes will affect trains No. 41/42 Dnipro-Truskavets, No. 87/88 Dnipro-Kovel and No. 83/84 Dnipro-Mukachevo.
Knock-on delays are also expected for trains No. 285/286 Dnipro-Lviv, No. 3/4 Dnipro-Uzhhorod, No. 85/86 Dnipro-Lviv, No. 119/120 Dnipro-Chelm and No. 120/119 Chelm-Dnipro.
Passengers holding tickets for trains whose routes or schedules have changed will be allowed to use any other train through the end of Aug. 8, Ukrainian Railways said.
Passengers will receive personalized notifications about specific services through the company’s app. Ukrainian Railways also advised travelers to closely follow announcements at stations and onboard trains, arrive early and comply with safety requirements.
Passenger trains had already been unable to travel directly to Zaporizhzhya for three consecutive days as of July 25 because of continuous Russian attacks and the deteriorating security situation, stopping on the approaches to the city instead.
Russian forces also attacked a passenger train in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with a drone on July 24, hitting its locomotive.
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