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A bridge collapse in the Arkhangelsk region has complicated deliveries to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

The collapse of the railway bridge across the Viled River in the Arkhangelsk Region has disrupted supplies to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Ten passenger trains have been delayed, and Vorkuta is cut off from its usual rail service.

Bridge collapse in Arkhangelsk region: what is known

Span of a railway bridge across a river Viled collapsed November 10, under a freight train. Train service was stopped.

Trains go to Usinsk, and cargo is transported by road.

Governor Irina Gekht confirmed, that part of the cargo for Nenets Autonomous Okrug I was on this route. Now trains go to the city. Usinsk, which is located in Komi, and then the goods are transferred to motor transport and transported to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

According to the governor, food and medicine supplies will last until the end of the year.

Santa Claus's Train and Delayed Trains

Ten passenger trains were delayed due to the collapse of the span. turned and the Santa Claus train, which travels through the northern regions of the country and is located in the city today LabytnangiOn November 16, according to the schedule, he was supposed to stop at Kotlas, however, he can only get there via a bridge that is currently not functioning.

The region also found itself cut off from its usual rail links with the rest of Russia. VorkutaIt is impossible to reroute trains around the destroyed bridge because there are no backup tracks.

InfrastructureArkhangelsk regionNenets Autonomous Okrug