--- title: "More than 16 UZ trains are running behind schedule: maximum delay exceeds 15 hours" description: "More than 16 Ukrainian Railways trains are running behind schedule, with the maximum delay of services from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia exceeding 15 hours. The disruptions are linked to the aftermath of the attack on railway infrastructure on 17 September." date: 2026-09-20T14:54:20.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/uz-trains-delayed-15-hours-schedule-disruption tags: [ukraine, ukrzaliznytsia, trains, delays, infrastructure, transport] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # More than 16 UZ trains are running behind schedule: maximum delay exceeds 15 hours ![Passenger with a suitcase and backpack on the platform next to a Ukrainian Railways train amid reports of over 16 delayed trains](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/21/zaderzhki-poezdov-ukrzaliznyci-15-chasov/zaderzhki-poezdov-ukrzaliznyci-15-chasov-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - More than 16 Ukrainian Railways services are running behind schedule, with a maximum delay of 15 hours 3 minutes (trains No. 3 and No. 32). - The greatest disruptions have been recorded on services from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia in the western direction. - The cause of the delays is the aftermath of the nighttime attack on 17 September on railway infrastructure and the routing of some trains via reserve routes. As of 21 September 2026, large-scale delays have been recorded across the Ukrainian Railways (UZ) network: more than 16 services in various directions are running behind schedule, and the maximum delay of individual trains has exceeded 15 hours. Train status tracking data on the carrier's official website, cited by RBC-Ukraine, indicates that the problem is systemic and affects several key routes across the country — from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia to western directions via Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi. ### Scale of delays by direction The situation is most acute on services departing from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia in the western and south-western directions. According to monitoring data, delays are recorded on routes to Uzhhorod, Przemyśl, Truskavets, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi. The delays are unevenly distributed: while some trains are running 6–7 hours late, the worst offenders are losing more than a day of travel time, which effectively disrupts passengers' usual transfer schedules and connections with other modes of transport. ### The most delayed services The leaders in delay time are two trains: No. 3 Dnipro-Vokzhalny (Dnipro Main) — Uzhhorod and No. 32 Zaporizhzhia-1 — Przemyśl, each running 15 hours and 3 minutes late. Close behind them are two more services from Dnipro — No. 41 to Truskavets and No. 285 to Lviv, running 13 hours and 38 minutes late. Trains No. 62 to Ivano-Frankivsk (9 hours 19 minutes) and No. 261 to Chernivtsi (9 hours 17 minutes) have delays of more than 9 hours. Five services fall in the range of more than 7 hours: No. 286 from Lviv and No. 42 from Truskavets to Dnipro-Vokzhalny (7 hours 53 minutes), No. 43 Ivano-Frankivsk — Cherkasy (7 hours 6 minutes), as well as No. 294 from Rakhiv and No. 234 from Chernivtsi to Kryvyi Rih-Vokzhalny (7 hours 2 minutes each). A further five trains are running 6–7 hours late, including No. 31/32 Przemyśl — Zaporizhzhia-1 and No. 4 Uzhhorod — Dnipro-Vokzhalny (6 hours 58 minutes), No. 18 Kharkiv-Pasazhyrskyi (Kharkiv Passenger) — Uzhhorod (6 hours 30 minutes) and No. 110 Lviv — Mykolaiv-Pasazhyrskyi (6 hours 18 minutes). ### Causes: aftermath of the attack on infrastructure The root of the current delays is linked to the aftermath of a nighttime attack that damaged elements of the railway infrastructure on 17 September. According to information published earlier, at that point some trains, including No. 7/8 Odesa — Kharkiv and No. 53/54 Dnipro — Odesa, were forced to follow a reserve route, which increased travel time by approximately 6 hours, while train No. 285/286 Lviv — Dnipro-Vokzhalny was running almost 9 hours late. As the current picture shows, repair and restoration work has not allowed the normal schedule to be fully restored by 21 September, and the delays have not only persisted but have grown as disruptions in logistics have accumulated. ### Contradictory data When comparing sources, a discrepancy emerges in the assessment of the overall scale of the disruption. The main text and a number of publications (RBC-Ukraine, informator.ua, from-ua.org) use the wording "more than 16 services," while the headline of the UNIAN article characterizes the situation as "dozens of trains" stuck en route. The difference in the figures may be related to the fact that status monitoring is updated in real time: by the time one version was published, the number of delayed trains may have increased. It is also worth noting that different sources emphasize the cause differently — from the aftermath of the 17 September attack to the cumulative effect of disruptions. Passengers are advised to check the current status of a specific train directly on the Ukrainian Railways website before heading to the station. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Train delays across Ukraine reach more than 15 hours: which services are running behind schedule](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zatrimki-poyizdiv-ukrayini-syagnuli-ponad-1789915959.html) - Первичный источник данных мониторинга: номера рейсов, точное время задержек, направления. - [Train delays across Ukraine reach more than 15 hours](https://informator.ua/ru/zatrimki-pojizdiv-po-ukrajini-syagnuli-ponad-15-godin) - Подтверждает максимальную задержку свыше 15 часов и общий масштаб сбоя. - [More than 16 Ukrainian Railways trains are running behind schedule, maximum delay exceeds 15 hours](https://from-ua.org/news/704452-bolee-16-poezdov-ukrzaliznyci-otstaiut-ot-grafika-maksimalnaia-zaderzka-prevysila-15-casov.html) - Совпадает по числу рейсов (более 16) и максимальной задержке. - [Dozens of Ukrainian Railways trains stuck en route due to RF attack: where the most serious problems are](https://www.unian.net/economics/transport/zaderzhki-poezdov-segodnya-prevyshayut-15-chasov-na-kakih-napravleniyah-samaya-slozhnaya-situaciya-13482795.html) - Подтверждает причину (атака) и направление сбоев; формулировка «десятки» расходится с «более 16» — учтено в блоке противоречий. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many Ukrainian Railways trains are running behind schedule on 21 September 2026? **A:** According to monitoring data, more than 16 services; a number of sources characterize the scale as "dozens" of trains. The exact number changes in real time. ### Q: What is the maximum recorded delay? **A:** 15 hours 3 minutes — on services No. 3 Dnipro-Vokzhalny — Uzhhorod and No. 32 Zaporizhzhia-1 — Przemyśl. ### Q: In which directions is the situation most difficult? **A:** On services from Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia to Uzhhorod, Przemyśl, Truskavets, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi. ### Q: Why are the trains delayed? **A:** Due to the aftermath of the nighttime attack on 17 September on railway infrastructure and the routing of some trains via reserve routes.