On the morning of November 10 at 05:10 Moscow time, in the Cheryomukha - Viled section in the south of the Arkhangelsk Region, the railway bridge span over the Viled River collapsed, as a result, 9 freight train cars derailed. There were no casualties, the tanks on the train were empty - there was no oil spill, and there was no environmental threat. Judging by the picture, the trail in this section is one-track.
The bridge is located on the Kutlas-Mykon railway line, which serves as the main railway connection between central Russia and Syktyvkar, Varkuta and Bitnanji, so eight intercity trains are delayed:.
At the Solvychegodsk and Kotlas-Yuzheny stations - No. 310 Adler - Vorkuta, No. 98 St. Petersburg - Syktyvkar, No. 22 Moscow - Labitnanji, No. 376 Moscow - Vorkuta;.
At Viled station - No. 311 Vorkota - Novorossiysk, No. 41 Vorkota - Moscow, No. 21 Labytnangi - Moscow, No. 375 Vorkota - Moscow.
Russian Railways reports "long delays" on the Kotels-Mykon section; Tickets can be returned or reissued at no additional cost. Passengers are transported by bus between Kotlas-Yuzheny station and Viledyu; Reserve trains were prepared for further travel to the center of Russia.
Komi authorities have decided to launch buses from Vildi to Syktyvkar - the first one is scheduled to leave in the second half of November 10, said the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic Eduard Selbikov. Recovery trains are running in place; Traffic in the area was stopped.
The reasons for the collapse of the cars and the derailment are being established. The inspection was organized by the Northwest Traffic Prosecutor's Office - Deputy Nikita Moshkovsky and the transport prosecutor Kotles Vadim Sorin went to the scene. An operational headquarters was established in the Arkhangelsk region under the leadership of Governor Alexander Tsibolsky. The press service of the Northern Railway states that this is the first bridge collapse in recent years.