Passengers Stuck 20 Minutes in Khotkovo on Yaroslavl Line
A disruption on the Yaroslavl railway line caused delays for commuter trains on January 30.
Friday morning began with minor disruptions. Passengers complain that trains on the Yaroslavl direction have stopped. The wait for trains is stretching to 20 minutes.
«Train 6207 from Sergiyev Posad to Moscow has been standing in Khotkovo for 20 minutes already; can we find out the reason?» writes one of the passengers.
The press service of the Moscow Railway told MSK1.RU that the disruption occurred due to a person on the tracks. The situation has now been promptly resolved. Traffic is already returning to normal.
«Today at 06:01 at Khotkovo station, a person was injured by train No. 6207 from Sergiyev Posad to Moscow, who, according to preliminary information, violated the rules of being on railway infrastructure,» stated the department. «During the work of medics and law enforcement officers on the tracks, several commuter trains on the Yaroslavl direction towards Moscow were delayed. Currently, traffic on the section is operating in normal mode.»
Yesterday, January 29, passengers on the Leningrad direction of trains complained about massive delays. According to them, trains, including those on Moscow Central Diameter 3 (MCD-3), are running with significant delays. Some trains were delayed by more than an hour.
Earlier, a major disruption occurred on several MCD directions at once. It was all due to passengers pulling the emergency brake.
