Urban electric rail connects Kyiv's banks as Pivdennyi Bridge shuts down
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Kyiv City Express urban rail line maintained full scheduled service after the Russian strike overnight on Oct. 2 (Photo: Kyiv City Express)
Kyiv City Express electric rail network operated on schedule between both banks of the Dnipro, the officials reported on Oct. 2.
"Kyiv City Express is running between the banks of Kyiv along its full route and schedule. Despite the enemy attack on the capital, we continue to work," the carrier stated in an official announcement.
Municipal authorities completely closed traffic in both directions across the Pivdennyi (South) Bridge n the morning of Oct. 2 following overnight Russian strikes. In addition, transit authorities instituted strict vehicle movement restrictions across the Paton Bridge and the Metro Bridge.
Kyiv City State Administration announced substantial reroutings for municipal bus and trolleybus lines, diverting surface public transit heading to the left bank across the Darnytskyi Bridge.
The extensive bridge closures triggered traffic collapse across the capital, creating kilometers-long traffic jams and leaving dozens of passengers stranded at transit stops across the city.
Repeated Bombardment of Kyiv Bridges
Third strike on Pivdennyi Bridge: Russian forces struck the Pivdennyi Bridge overnight into Oct. 2 — marking Moscow's third strike against the key strategic span within 24 hours.
Oct. 1 structural damage: Precision impacts on Oct. 1 damaged the bridge's road asphalt surface, structural support pillars, safety guardrails, and the reinforced concrete barriers safeguarding the subway tracks, earlier forcing a full suspension of subway and motor transit across the span.
Casualties in Darnytskyi District: In the same overnight aerial assault, a Russian combat drone slammed into a multi-story residential building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi District, killing one civilian.
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