ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Two separate freight train derailments disrupted rail operations in northwestern Russia on Monday, though no injuries or environmental damage were reported, Russian transport authorities said on Telegram.
In the Murmansk region, five freight cars carrying fuel oil derailed at Apatity station of the Oktyabrskaya Railway at around 11:12 a.m. Moscow time (0812 GMT), the railway's press service said.
The incident took place during shunting operations. No injuries were reported, and officials said there was no threat to nearby residents.
Emergency response teams, including two recovery trains, were dispatched to the site. The derailment did not affect overall rail traffic, and no fuel leakage was detected, according to the Northwestern Transport Prosecutor's Office.
Earlier on Monday, another derailment occurred in the Leningrad region, where four freight cars loaded with crushed stone went off the tracks at the Yanega station. The wagons remained upright, but the incident caused delays for a passenger train traveling between St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, as well as 17 freight trains, the prosecutor's office said. ■
