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20 Coal Wagons Derail in Khabarovsk Krai, Halting Rail Traffic

Investigators are treating the incident as a railway safety violation under Article 263.

Overview

  • The freight train derailed at Korfovskaya station on the Far Eastern Railway on Saturday morning local time, overturning 20 coal wagons.
  • Train movement was suspended in both directions on the affected section during recovery and inspection.
  • Authorities reported no injuries and put preliminary damage at more than 1 million rubles.
  • A criminal case was opened under part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code, and the transport prosecutorate launched a safety compliance check.
  • Recovery trains, investigators and forensic experts were dispatched to the site, and the train was bound for Nakhodka‑Vostochnaya in Primorsky Krai.