--- title: "Nearly 12 hours of delay: trains are massively running late in Ukraine, over 20 services" description: "According to \"Ukrzaliznytsia\" data, more than 20 trains are delayed in Ukraine, with the maximum delay of nearly 12 hours on the Mykolaiv–Lviv service. The official reason is not specified." date: 2026-09-09T08:16:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukraine-massive-train-delays-en tags: [ukraine, trains, ukrzaliznytsia, delays, drones, infrastructure] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Nearly 12 hours of delay: trains are massively running late in Ukraine, over 20 services ![Blue Ukrzaliznytsia electric locomotive ChS7-134 pulling a passenger train on a railway line amid mass train delays in Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/09/ukraina-massovye-zaderzhki-poezdov/ukraina-massovye-zaderzhki-poezdov-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - More than 20 trains are delayed in Ukraine, with the maximum delay of 11 hours 59 minutes on service No. 109/110 Mykolaiv–Lviv. - The official reason for the delays is not specified; they are usually linked to drone attacks on railway infrastructure. - The delays are occurring against the backdrop of strikes on a residential building in Kyiv and on the "Starkozachee" crossing point on the border with Moldova. As of 9 September 2026, a significant portion of passenger trains in Ukraine is moving with substantial delays. According to data from the "Ukrzaliznytsia" service, cited by RBC-Ukraine, more than 20 services are running late, with the maximum delay approaching twelve hours. At the same time, according to the service's information, the reliability of the arrival forecast for most delayed trains remains high, indicating that the disruption is localized and manageable in nature, rather than a full collapse of traffic. ### Record delay: the Mykolaiv — Lviv service The longest delay at the time the data was published is on train No. 109/110 on the Mykolaiv Passenger — Lviv route. Its delay amounts to 11 hours 59 minutes — effectively almost a full day on the road beyond the schedule. This is the highest figure among all recorded delays, and it is precisely this that defines the overall scale of the problem for passengers planning transfers and connections in the western regions of the country. ### Causes: attacks on railway infrastructure The official reason for the mass delays is not specified in the open data. However, as observers note, such delays under the current conditions are usually linked to threats to movement: the Ukrainian railway continues to be attacked by enemy drones, including during daytime, which forces drivers to adjust speed and route en route, while on certain sections movement is temporarily suspended. It is precisely these safety measures that lead to the accumulation of delays across a chain of services. ### Context: strikes on Kyiv and the border with Moldova The train delays are occurring against the backdrop of ongoing attacks. On the morning of 9 September, an enemy drone hit a multi-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv: six people were injured, including a pregnant woman, and a fire broke out on one of the floors. Overnight on 9 September, Russia struck the "Starkozachee" international border crossing point on the border with Moldova with drones, where among the civilian population nearby there are fatalities and injuries, and the processing of citizens on this route has been temporarily suspended. The combination of these incidents increases the load on transport corridors and logistics. ### Contradictory data In open sources, the delay figures and chronology are presented with minor discrepancies. RBC-Ukraine and the data from the "Ukrzaliznytsia" service speak of a maximum delay of 11 hours 59 minutes (effectively "up to 12 hours"), while a number of other publications characterize the delays as "more than 10 hours" and note that movement has been paralyzed "for the second day." The difference in figures (10, 11 or 12 hours) is explained by the moment the data was captured and by the fact that the delay of a specific service continues to grow over time. In essence, all versions describe the same large-scale disruption, but from a different point of reference; a single "final" delay figure does not exist at the time of publication, since it is updated in real time. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Up to 12 hours of delay: trains are massively running late in Ukraine, list](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/12-godin-zatrimki-ukrayini-masovo-zapiznyuyutsya-1788941569.html) - Подтверждает массовые задержки и максимальную задержку до 12 часов, ссылается на данные «Укрзализныци». - [For the second day, train movement has been paralyzed across Ukraine: services are delayed by more than 10 hours ...](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/vtorye-sutki-po-vsey-ukraine-paralizovano-dvizhenie-poezdov-reysy-zaderzhivayutsya-bolee-10-chasov-spisok-3157481.html) - Подтверждает масштаб задержек; дает оценку «более 10 часов» и формулировку «вторые сутки», что учтено в блоке противоречий. - [Ukrzaliznytsia train delays on 28 August](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/ukraine/20260828-zapiznennya-potyagiv-ukrzaliznytsi-28-serpnya-yakyh-rejsiv-stosuyetsya/) - Подтверждено по источнику fakty.com.ua - ["Ukrzaliznytsia" train delays reached nearly 11 hours](https://theotherukraine.info/2026/09/02/zaderzhki-poezdov-ukrzaliznytsi-dostigli-pochti-11-chasov/) - Контекстный источник (2 сентября 2026) о динамике задержек до почти 11 часов; использован для хронологии. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many trains are delayed in Ukraine on 9 September? **A:** According to the "Ukrzaliznytsia" service data, more than 20 trains are delayed. ### Q: Which train is running the most late? **A:** The record delay of 11 hours 59 minutes is on train No. 109/110 Mykolaiv Passenger — Lviv. ### Q: What is the official reason for the delays? **A:** The official reason is not specified; such delays are usually linked to drone attacks on railway infrastructure and the need to adjust speed and route.