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Two Rail Derailments Reported in Leningrad Region, One Causes Delays

Regional transport prosecutors opened safety compliance checks following both incidents.

Overview

  • Four wagons loaded with crushed stone derailed overnight at Yanega station without overturning.
  • The St. PetersburgPetrozavodsk passenger service in both directions was delayed, along with 17 freight trains.
  • At Volkhovstroi-1, a diesel locomotive coupled to an empty open wagon left the rails during preparation for shunting without overturning.
  • No injuries were reported at Volkhovstroi-1, and the timetable there remained unaffected.
  • The North-West Transport Prosecutorate reported both November 10 incidents and initiated checks into railway safety compliance, with details relayed by RIA Novosti.