Poland resumes full rail service after explosive sabotage on key railway line
Railway damaged in Poland (photo: Getty Images)
Train traffic has been fully restored in Poland on sections of the railway line No. 7 that were damaged the previous day as a result of sabotage, Polish Minister of Infrastructure Dariusz Klimczak reported.
According to the minister, overnight repair work was completed, and double-track traffic on the Sobolew – Życzyn section was restored at 00:21 local time. Repair of the overhead contact line on both tracks of the Zarzecze – Puławy Azoty section was also completed, and full traffic was restored there at 03:50.
Thus, trains are operating normally and according to schedule along the entire L007 route.
According to Polish media, explosives damaged the infrastructure of railway line No. 7 on the Warsaw East – Dorohusk route. In particular, incidents occurred near the towns of Mika (Garwolin County) and Gołąb (Puławy County).
Background
Damaged railway tracks were discovered in Poland on a crucial route leading to the Ukrainian border. A train driver noticed infrastructure damage near the PKP Mika station in the Życzyn area of Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship.
Later, Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that the tracks on the Warsaw–Lublin route, which are used to deliver aid to Ukraine, were damaged as a result of an explosion. Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) clarified that, according to Polish authorities, an explosive device detonated in that section and destroyed part of the track.
Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that the Polish military will inspect an additional 120 kilometers of railway tracks leading to the Ukrainian border to prevent similar incidents in the future.
It is currently known that investigators probing the railway explosions in Poland have identified who purchased two SIM cards used in the detonation of the track section on the Warsaw–Lublin route.
