Traffic on one track was opened after a freight train derailed in the Tambov region

Train traffic on one track at the Kochetovka-2 station in the Tambov region was opened after that on this section. how a fire broke out on this section due to a derailment of a gasoline train. This was announced on the morning of February 6 by the press service of the South-Eastern Railway.

"Today, on February 6, at 02:09, railway workers opened the movement of trains along one track at the Kochetovka-2 station of the Southeastern Railway," the company said in a Telegram channel message.

Almost 250 railway workers, fire and recovery trains, as well as several units of special equipment were involved in the work to eliminate the consequences of the accident. Currently, an operational headquarters is operating to coordinate the actions of specialists under the leadership of Oleg Belozerov, General Director of Russian Railways.

It is specified that repair and restoration teams will have to restore over 100 m of tracks.

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On February 4, the press services of Russian Railways reported the departure of freight train cars from the tracks in Michurinsk, Tambov region. The incident, during which a fire was also recorded, was recorded at 15:34 Moscow time. The flames were later contained and completely extinguished a day later. 47 firefighters and 20 units of special equipment were involved in the process of extinguishing the fire.

The incident, upon which a criminal case was opened in accordance with Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of safety and operation of railway transport, resulting in major damage"), led to delays and cancellations of passenger trains.

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