Information on extraordinary events on 21/22 January 2023.
On 21 January 2023, due to adverse weather conditions, extraordinary events occurred, resulting in the suspension of traffic from 21 January 2023 at 23:21 until 22 January 2023 at 14:48.
At the moment of exiting tunnel number 200, local train number 6105, operating on the Bijelo Polje-Bar route, collided with a tree that had fallen onto the overhead line between Trebešica station and the Lutovo junction. The locomotive sustained damage. A secondary commission for extraordinary events, composed of representatives from ŽPCG and ŽICG, arrived at the scene. After the inspection was completed, ŽICG took control of the track from 1:28 to 4:55 to profile and tow local train number 6105 into the Lutovo junction. At 4:55, train number 6105 departed from the Lutovo junction at 5:20 and arrived in Podgorica at 6:21 in the morning. It could not be moved before the inspection was conducted by the relevant commissions and the necessary actions were taken by ŽICG, and since the site of the extraordinary event was on a section of track inaccessible by buses, the only option was to organise a diesel tow, which was done immediately after the inspection.
Due to the suspension of traffic, alternative bus transport was organised for all local trains that were scheduled to operate. For all local trains number 6100, 6101, 6102, and 6103, which operated on the Bar - Bijelo Polje - Bar route on 22 January 2023, bus transport for passengers was organised according to the timetable.
Passengers from express train number 433, which operated on the Belgrade-Bar route, were provided with bus transport at Mojkovac station and arrived at Bar station at 13:00. On 22 January 2023, international express train number 433 arrived at Bijelo Polje station at 4:45 with a delay of 56 minutes. Due to the extraordinary event between Trebešica station and Lutovo junction, the plan was to transport passengers to Podgorica and Bar by bus; however, due to adverse weather conditions, and based on information received from the duty service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that road conditions were unfavourable and that road traffic on the section of the main road Crkvine-Međurječje was impassable, it was decided to send the train to Kolašin station where it was planned to wait until conditions were suitable for diesel towing. However, the train was stopped at Mojkovac station due to another tree falling on the track between Mojkovac station and Trebaljevo junction. Upon receiving information that the main road was passable again, buses were engaged and passengers were transported from Mojkovac station to their destinations.
The cause of the extraordinary event was resolved on 22 January 2023 by the relevant services of the Railway Infrastructure of Montenegro, and power was restored at 14:48, after which traffic was normalised. International express train 432 on 22 January 2023 was delayed by 46 minutes due to the late arrival of train 433 at Bar station.
The Railway Transport of Montenegro apologises to passengers for the inconvenience and delays, although these events were beyond our control and caused by force majeure. We would like to emphasise that at the given moment, everything possible was done to transport passengers to their destinations as quickly as possible, taking into account the location of the overhead line failure and the adverse conditions in road traffic.