A railway bridge in the Samara region was blown up in Russia

There was a “bang” on the railroad bridge near the town of Kinel. Freight trains have been stopped from crossing the bridge.

Astra Telegram channel reported on this, citing local authorities.

The explosion occurred on a railway bridge over the Samara River near Kinel, Samara region. It is claimed that the railroad tracks were not damaged. No injuries were reported.

The channel reports that the explosion resulted from “interference by unauthorized persons in the work of railway transport.” Freight train traffic on the 94 km – 103 km stretch of the Kuibyshev Railway has been temporarily suspended.

The video shows that the explosion was strong enough to shatter the concrete floor slabs and deform the bridge girders. In addition, the shock wave blew off the pedestrian part of the bridge on both sides.

The Baza Telegram channel posted a video showing that the explosion occurred when a freight train was passing through the bridge. However, the train was not critically damaged and was able to continue moving.

Railway bombings

As a key component of the transportation infrastructure, the railroad is constantly becoming an object of various incidents, not only in the temporarily occupied territory but also in Russia itself.

The first known case of a railroad derailment in Russia occurred on April 12, 2022, in the Belgorod region near the town of Shebekino.

Since then, in addition to the well-known explosion of the Crimean Bridge, smaller explosions have occurred almost all the time.

The cause of the incidents is usually unknown, but the Russian Volunteer Corps sometimes publishes videos of sabotage on the railway infrastructure.

Thus, a large collection of videos was published on DIU Day, with greetings from different locations inside Russia and footage of sabotage on the railroad.

In early August, a video of RVC fighters performing sabotage on the railroad near the town of Mga, Leningrad oblast, was published.