Fatal Weather Disrupts Poland: Train and Road Problems Reported
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Between Elbląg and malbork, substitute bus transport has been introduced. Icing on the tracks is also occurring on railway line 353 between Toruń Główny and Iława Główna. Train traffic is being operated using diesel traction.
– he said.
From the Olsztyn side, trains are reaching Iława, while in the direction of gdynia or Bydgoszcz, traffic has been suspended.
Some Polregio trains are running on shortened routes. PKP Intercity trains are also stopping at stations where they pick up passengers. The railway has deployed rescue locomotives to provide support, and a network train to remove ice from the overhead lines. There are also significant delays in train services on many routes, with announcements being made at stations, on trains, and on the PKP website.
Car Collides with Railbus
In the afternoon, at a railway crossing in Młyńsko, Szczytno County, a passenger car collided with the side of a railbus traveling on the Ełk-Olsztyn route.The train was carrying 40 passengers and four crew members. No one was injured, and passengers waited in the heated train for several hours. Railway traffic in that area was suspended for several hours. the prosecutor’s office will investigate whether a transport disaster occurred.
A 22-year-old resident of the Szczytno municipality, driving a Volkswagen car, collided with the side of the railbus, which was carrying about 40 people. No one was injured. The drivers were sober
– said st. sgt. Agata Stefaniak to Radio Olsztyn.
From what I understand, the railbus is not badly damaged, so passengers will continue thier journey. The railbus is
Mud and post-snow slush and local slipperiness
– reported after 8 p.m. Nikola Jakubowska – an inspector from gddkia in olsztyn.
As she told Radio Olsztyn Mariola Sasin, the duty officer for winter road maintainance, at 11 p.m.the most work is being done in the east of the region.
Currently, around 41 units are working on the voivodeship roads. the most equipment is in the Kętrzyn, Szczytno, Mrągowo, and bartoszyce areas
– she explained.
She added that 38 snowplow-sanders are currently working on the voivodeship roads, the roads are passable, but driving conditions are very challenging.
the snow cover in Elbląg is 40 cm, 31 cm in Kętrzyn, 65 cm in Nidzica, and 20 cm in Olecko
– said Sasin.
Additional problems are caused by rainfall – the situation in the Olsztyn poviat is very difficult. This data was provided by Krzysztof Zienkiewicz from the Poviat Road Service in Olsztyn.
The situation is very difficult.Very strong winds and snowfall and rain cause drifts to form. There are sections of roads that are snowed in. You can drive through, but very carefully
– he said.
In the municipality of Gietrzwałd, bus lines have now been shortened from Olsztyn to Gietrzwałd, other courses will not be carried out. There are also significant delays.
Almost all main streets in Olsztyn are congested.
Road workers appeal for careful driving, but also to pedestrians to stop before entering the crossing, as the braking distance is considerably extended in such conditions.
We are still paying for that unfortunate belief that the pedestrian has the right of way. In these conditions, it is indeed really very difficult to stop.I appeal to consider
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