The derailment involving passenger train 511 on the route from Vorkuta to Novorossiysk in Komi appears to be linked to damage to the rail, according to an official update from the Russian Railways news channel. The report notes that the incident was triggered by harm to the tarpaulin caused by heavy rainfall, a detail that has shaped the early understanding of what went wrong.
Russian Railways reports that the train was formed by 14 carriages and carried 232 passengers. In response, the company dispatched two rescue trains to the scene and pledged full support for those affected by the incident.
The collision and derailment occurred on June 26 at 18:12 Moscow time along the Inta-1 to Ugolny section. Investigators from the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Syktyvkar have opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which covers violations of transport safety requirements.
Earlier in the Amur region, a separate derailment involved a long freight train, with 29 cars derailed. Details of that incident have been reported by regional authorities and are part of ongoing inquiries into rail safety and preventive measures.