Trains at Winterthur remain disrupted after accident

Traffic at Switzerland’s fourth largest railway station in Winterthur remains disrupted after a freight train derailed there on Friday evening. The Swiss Federal Railways has responded to criticism by saying it is doing all it can. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, the federal railways said that regional and long-distance operations should be partly resuming by Sunday lunchtime. Currently no trains are going via Winterthur in the direction of Schaffhausen or St Gallen. Buses are covering various disrupted routes. Repairs to were progressing at full steam, but are complex and would need time, said the company. The freight train, which was carrying gravel, came off the tracks on Friday, during peak home commute time. An electricity pole was damaged, leading to a brief electricity blackout, which was followed by a shorter one later. Three wagons were affected. Nobody was hurt. Some trains to Zurich were running a few hours after the accident, but many commuters faced long ...