Freight car derailment strands train in Nizhny Novgorod region

A train has been stranded at a station in rural Nizhny Novgorod region for over four hours, possibly due to a freight car derailment in Kirov region.

Apr 19, 2026

Passengers on the stranded train have received dry rations while waiting for the tracks to be cleared.
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Natalia Burukhina / NN.RU

The train running on the Moscow – Novy Urengoy route has been standing at a station in Nizhny Novgorod region for over four hours. The stop is presumably related to a freight train derailment in Kirov region. Passengers have been issued dry rations, but the duration of the delay has not been specified. Details are reported by the federal Telegram channel «Krovavaya Barin» (Bloody Lady) of journalist Ksenia Sobchak.

The dry rations provided to passengers include basic food items for the extended delay.
Source:
«Krovavaya Barin» / Telegram

This concerns train No. 110. It has been standing at Sherstki station in Nizhny Novgorod region for several hours.

Inside the train, passengers cope with limited amenities and uncertainty about the delay.

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«Krovavaya Barin» / Telegram

Meanwhile, people do not rule out that they will have to stand at the station for a long time yet, as the tracks are promised to be cleared only by evening. According to passengers, some trains have been unable to depart for 15 hours already.

Passengers have been issued dry rations, and no one is allowed to leave the carriages during the stop. According to people, there is no water supply on the train, and hands have to be washed with bottled water.

Recall that due to the accident in Kirov region, trains began to be delayed since morning. Among them are routes from Shakhunya, Zavolzhye, and Semyonov. On many directions, delays are no more than 15 minutes, but in some cases reach an hour. Also, some trains have been redirected on altered routes. Read more about this here.