Derailment of PT No 30114 between Koprivshtitsa-Anton stations on 11 June 2024
On 11.06.2024 at 13:40 p.m. PT No 30114 departed from Karlovo station to Mirkovo station. The train consisted of 2 coaches, 8 axles, 94 tonnes with locomotive No 915200441383.
At 14:36 p.m. PT No 30114 arrived at Koprivshtitsa station with a delay of 2 minutes. The train was accepted on a second track through dispatch interlocking system TRIS.
At 14:44 p.m. FT 3623 arrived at Koprivshtitsa station 12 minutes late. The train was accepted on the first track through dispatch interlocking system TRIS.
At 14:45 p.m. PT 3623 left for Stryama station with an 8-minute delay.
At 14:48 p.m. PT No 30114 left for Anton station with a delay of 13 minutes.
At 14:50 p.m. the locomotive crew of locomotive No 91520044138-3, servicing PT No 30114, noticed at km 98+200 a track shift and applied the automatic train brake in ‘quick stop’ mode. At km 98+349 the train locomotive and the two passenger coaches derailed. On the official mobile phone, the locomotive driver notified the train dispatcher and the services and persons concerned.
In PT 30114, 8 passengers travelled, they were transhipped by buses.
As a result of the derailment, no passengers and staff serving PT No 30114 were injured. Material damage was caused to the rolling stock and railway infrastructure.
At 15:22 p.m. the voltage in the catenary in the interstation was switched off.
At 15:23 p.m., by order of the train dispatcher, the station between Anton and Koprivshtitsa was closed for train traffic.
At 04:33 a.m. on 12 June 2024, trains at the Anton-Koprivshtitsa interstation were re-established only for passenger trains with a running speed of 5 km/h.
At 18:10 p.m. on 13 June 2024, the Anton-Koprivshtitsa interstation was opened for freight traffic.