Derailment of Freight Cars on the Zhdanka-Tovarkovo Section of the Moscow Railway on January 21, 2026
 

Derailment of Freight Cars on the Zhdanka-Tovarkovo Section of the Moscow Railway on January 21, 2026

Due to a derailment of freight train cars on the Zhdanka-Tovarkovo section of the Tula Region, the following long-distance trains are currently delayed:
No. 25 Moscow-Voronezh,
No. 33 Moscow-Vladikavkaz,
No. 58 Belgorod-Moscow,
No. 62 Nalchik-Moscow.

According to updated information, seven empty freight train cars derailed on January 21 at 9:54 PM.

No one was injured, and there is no threat to the public.

Recovery work is currently ongoing at the site, involving two recovery trains.

The cause of the incident is being investigated.

A task force is being established at Moscow Railway to coordinate response efforts to the incident.

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At 5:20 AM, railway workers reopened one track on the Zhdanka-Tovarkovo section in the Tula Region.

Trains are currently operating on one track in reverse mode.

Due to the incident, the following long-distance trains are running with schedule deviations:
No. 25 Moscow-Voronezh,
No. 33 Moscow-Vladikavkaz,
No. 57 Moscow-Belgorod,
No. 49 St. Petersburg-Kislovodsk,
No. 58 Belgorod-Moscow,
No. 62 Nalchik-Moscow,
No. 26 Voronezh-Moscow.

The schedule deviation ranges from 2 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours.

Meals have been provided for passengers on trains No. 58 Belgorod-Moscow and No. 62 Nalchik-Moscow.

Railway workers will take all necessary measures to reduce the delays of delayed trains.