Due to abnormal weather conditions throughout Ukraine, power and communication lines on the railway were damaged, which is why some sections were switched to emergency mode, and traffic is provided by backup diesel locomotives. The greatest delays are recorded for trains in the Odessa direction from 6 to 8 hours, in particular the Odessa-Uzhgorod flight is more than 8 hours behind schedule. Ukrzaliznytsia reports this.. According to railway officials, in at least ten places across the country, fallen trees fell on power lines and also damaged communication and signaling devices..

In this regard, reserve diesel locomotives were urgently deployed to problem areas, and on ten stages, train movement is carried out in emergency mode using telephone communication between dispatchers and drivers. Stations where there is temporarily no power supply operate on backup power.

During bad weather, a dangerous incident involving a passenger train was also recorded. One of the fallen trees hit the carriage of train No. 127/128 on the route Zaporozhye - Lviv. Fortunately, as a result of this, none of the passengers were injured, and the carriage itself did not suffer serious damage.. The movement of the train was continued in compliance with all safety measures..

The most difficult situation is now observed in the Odessa region. There, continuous ice covered power lines, which led to numerous blackouts on the railway.. To eliminate the consequences of bad weather, special equipment has been brought in, emergency crews are working in an intensive mode, but restoring full traffic takes time.

Passengers of trains that run late from Odessa are provided with meals at intermediate stations in Rivne, Lviv and Ternopil. It is precisely because of problems with power supply that most trains in the Odessa direction have the greatest delays behind schedule. As of now, the greatest delays are recorded for the following flights:.

There are also significant delays for trains No. 127/128 Zaporozhye - Lviv and Lviv - Zaporozhye, as well as flights connecting with Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Some international trains are additionally behind schedule due to technical reasons and delays at the border.

Ukrzaliznytsia notes that the situation is changing in real time. Current information about delays and actual train arrival times is published on the official resource uz-vezemo. Passengers are asked to plan their travel according to possible delays and check the latest status of their flight in advance.