Overview
Twenty international and border-corridor trains are running late right now, according to the live delays page, which updates hourly. The longest current delay is 4:01 on train №119/120 Chelm — Dnipro-Holovnyi. The same train posted the week's worst result, a peak of 9:29, and 57 distinct international trains ran late at least once in week 46.
Top 5 most delayed trains this week
Train №119/120 Chelm — Dnipro-Holovnyi had the highest peak delay, 9:29, and the only one of the five that was late on all 7 of the last 7 days. These Ukrzaliznytsia train delays are ranked by peak delay.
| # | Train | Route | Peak delay | Typical delay | Days late (of 7) | Main reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | №119/120 | Chelm — Dnipro-Holovnyi | 9:29 | ~1:50 | 7 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| 2 | №3/4 | Uzhhorod — Dnipro-Holovnyi | 8:00 | ~1:58 | 4 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| 3 | №1/2 | Kharkiv-Pas. — Rakhiv | 7:48 | ~2:15 | 4 | Late arrival of the train supplying the rolling stock |
| 4 | №45/46 | Uzhhorod — Kharkiv-Pas. | 7:45 | ~2:23 | 4 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| 5 | №5/6 | Yasinia — Dnipro-Holovnyi | 7:36 | ~2:25 | 4 | Late arrival of the train supplying the rolling stock |
Two corridors dominate: Dnipro-Holovnyi and the Zakarpattia end
Dnipro-Holovnyi is an endpoint of three of the five trains. Uzhhorod appears twice, and Rakhiv and Yasinia once each, so four of the five routes link the Carpathian region with the east of Ukraine. Two of them, №1/2 and №45/46, run through Kharkiv-Pas. The Chelm train is the single Polish-border route in the ranking. Its typical delay of about 1:50 is the lowest of the five, yet its peak is the highest, so single bad days drive its result. For the other four trains, typical delays of 1:58 to 2:25 sit far below peaks of 7:36 to 8:00. Three of the five cite drone threats on the route, and two cite the late arrival of the train supplying the rolling stock. Border control does not appear as the main reason for any of the five. It does appear elsewhere in the weekly tally, and current waiting times are on the border queues page.
Ukraine train delays today: delayed right now
The table below is the UZ snapshot of 12 November, 09:56 Kyiv time. It covers 20 trains: none are over 6 hours late, 5 are 3 to 6 hours late and 15 are under 3 hours late. The ten longest delays are listed. Anyone asking which trains are delayed today should expect this list to be outdated within hours.
| Train | Route | Delay | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| №119/120 | Chelm — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +4:01 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| №003/004 | Dnipro-Holovnyi — Uzhhorod | +3:32 | Waiting for passengers of a connecting train |
| №073/074 | Dnipro-Holovnyi — Przemyśl | +3:32 | Waiting for passengers of a connecting train |
| №073/074 | Przemyśl — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +3:22 | Technical reasons |
| №003/004 | Uzhhorod — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +3:22 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| №293/294 | Kryvyi Rih-Holovnyi — Rakhiv | +2:22 | Late arrival of the train supplying the rolling stock |
| №029/030 | Kyiv-Pas. — Uzhhorod | +2:15 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| №749/750 | Kyiv-Pas. — Vienna | +2:15 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| №005/006 | Yasinia — Dnipro-Holovnyi | +1:53 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
| №027/028 | Chop — Kyiv-Pas. | +1:51 | Prolonged enemy drone threats on the route |
Ten more trains are late beyond this list. The full ranking is on the live page, which tracks Ukrainian railways delays hour by hour.
Why trains are delayed and what UZ does not say
UZ reported 2,185 reasons in its hourly observations this week. Drone threats lead. Three wordings refer to them: 930 observations for threats on the route, 42 for threats without a location and 12 for trains departing from Kyiv with threats on the route. Together that is 984 observations. Technical reasons follow with 700, which covers problems with rolling stock or infrastructure. A further 386 observations cite the late arrival of the train supplying the rolling stock, a knock-on effect that carries a delay from one run to the next. Another 42 cite waiting for passengers of a connecting train, and 6 cite waiting for passengers in general.
Prolonged border control accounts for 67 observations. Trains to and from Przemyśl and Chelm cross the Ukraine–Poland border, and border-control time is a common delay factor on such crossings. None of the specific delays shown above is attributed to it by UZ.
UZ omits the reason for roughly half of delayed trains. The tallies are therefore indicative and not exhaustive. Where a reason is missing, the official reason is not reported, and no cause can be assigned to that train.
Tips for passengers
- Check the live delays page shortly before leaving for the station. The snapshot changes every hour.
- Follow the UZ arrival forecast during the trip. A delay that grows early on can shrink by arrival.
- Allow generous buffer time for onward connections. Check Brussels Midi station arrivals through the Brussels Midi station arrivals board and plan around a Roma Termini departure if you continue further. Other stations are on the European station departure boards.
- If your route is badly delayed, compare a bus alternative.
Useful tools
- Live Train Delays Ukraine–Europe — updated hourly, with 30-day per-train history
- European Train Departures — live boards for major EU stations
- Border Queues Live — current waiting times at Ukraine's borders
- Bus Carriers Hub — international bus routes and reviews
- Route Planner — plan a car trip as a fallback
Source: nakordoni.eu — Train Delays, data: Ukrzaliznytsia | Updated: 12.11.2026