Train in a winter landscape (photo by Vlad Barza)
Railway traffic was resumed, on Wednesday, around 10 am between Bucharest and Ploiești, after it was stopped during the night due to trees that fell over the contact line. The longest delays are more than six hours.
“CFR SA. informs that, starting at 9:54, SRCF Bucharest has resumed traffic on line I between Brazi and Crivina. CFR SA teams continue interventions on line II to clear fallen trees, replace damaged elements and check installations, to maintain the safety of railway traffic,” a statement reads.
Several long-distance trains were stationed for more than four hours in Ploiești West and Ploiești Sud stations, and some trains from Brașov were stopped at Câmpina.
CFR Călători had announced that it was canceling 20 trains, due to the severe weather.
On Bucharest – Ploiești, starting at 2:11 a.m., there was a lack of voltage in the contact line on wire I, as a result of a tree falling over the contact network, CFR SA said. A pantograph train from Ploiești was dispatched to remedy the disturbance.
Starting at 3:15 a.m., the lack of voltage also extended to the II Crivina – Brazi line, after a tree fell over both traffic lines. Following the checks carried out on the II Brazi – Crivina wire, the intervention teams found that the fallen tree also affected the I wire, and broken brackets were identified on both wires. For remediation, the guided pantograph dresina from Chitila Station also acts.
From 4:00 am, in order to ensure safe intervention conditions, it was ordered to remove the tension on wire I Brazi – Ploiești West, on line 5 from Brazi station and on wire I Ploiești West – Ploiești Sud.
