Tram Derails on Słomińskiego Street, Damaging Warsaw Infrastructure and Disrupting Lines 1, 20, and 28

A line 1 tram derailed on Słomińskiego Street in Warsaw on Tuesday evening, damaging the track infrastructure and prompting major disruptions, detours, and replacement bus services.

Derailment on Słomińskiego Street

On Tuesday, August 11, before 6 PM on Słomińskiego Street, past the “Radosława” roundabout in the direction of the Gdański Bridge, a line 1 tram derailed. The first bogie of the second carriage of the 105N-type train fell off the tracks.

Technical services initiated operations at the scene, successfully re-railing the derailed train and towing it back to the loop.

Infrastructure Damage and Investigation

Following the removal of the tram, it was discovered that the trackage in the area of the Rondo Radosława 07 stop had sustained damage.

At this moment, the sequence of events remains unclear. It is unknown whether the track damage occurred first and led to the derailment, or if the infrastructure was damaged by the derailing train itself.

Repair work is currently underway to enable the resumption of traffic. As communicated, trams should return to their regular routes by Wednesday morning at the latest.

Public Transport Adjustments and Detours

Warsaw Public Transport also reported the infrastructure damage, noting disruptions to lines 1, 20, and 28 toward Praga due to the damaged trackage by the Rondo Radosława 07 stop. Trams have been directed to detour routes.

Line 1 toward Annopol and Żerań Wschodni runs from the “Radosława” roundabout via al. Jana Pawła II, Popiełuszki, Metro Marymont, Słowackiego, pl. Wilsona, Mickiewicz, Anders, Międzyparkowa, and Słomińskiego, returning to its route.

Line 20 toward Żerań FSO has been routed via al. Jana Pawła II, Stawki, Anders, Międzyparkowa, and Słomińskiego.

Line 28 toward Dworzec Wschodni runs from the “Radosława” roundabout via al. Jana Pawła II, Stawki, Anders, Międzyparkowa, and Słomińskiego, then returns to its basic route.

Replacement Buses and Additional Services

Due to the disruptions, the operation of bus line 500 has also been modified. Vehicles of this line stop at all encountered stops on the section between the “Radosława” roundabout and the Starzyński roundabout.

Additionally, a replacement bus line Z “ZA TRAMWAJ” has been launched. Buses operate on a one-way route from Rondo Radosława through Słomińskiego and the Gdański Bridge to Rondo Starzyńskiego.