Armenia: Car Overload Paralyzes Border Station’s Work

ARMENIA: CAR OVERLOAD PARALYZES BORDER STATION’S WORK

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.12.2009 16:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A postal and baggage car was uncoupled at the Ayrum
border station on December 10, 2009 during the technical inspection of
the Tbilisi-Yerevan train. Car overload was directly threatening the
safety of trains, press-service of South Caucasus Railways reported.

Protesting passengers blocked the railway line, preventing the
departure of the train. After that, the railroad employees were
forced to invite representatives of local law-enforcement bodies and
prosecutors office. To investigate the fact commission was established
from managers and representatives of different technical services of
the railway company.