What sanctions threaten passengers for smoking in the vestibule and stopping the train? <\/p>\n
A forgotten ticket on the train, smoking in the vestibule, or walking on the tracks can lead to significant costs for passengers. Each violation comes with its own price.<\/p>\n
Ukrzaliznytsia<\/strong> commented to RBC-Ukraine on the fines that will be imposed for violating public order and safety rules in 2026.<\/p>\n Also read:<\/strong> REB dome or fire protection? How Ukraine is shielding trains and trucks from Russian FPV drones<\/p>\n Main points:<\/strong><\/p>\n UZ notes that the responsibility for violating the rules of using railway transport, traffic safety, cargo preservation, and fire safety is regulated by the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.<\/p>\n Reasons passengers can be fined<\/p>\n In particular, unauthorized travel in freight trains, boarding or alighting while in motion, traveling on the steps and roofs of carriages, as well as unjustified stopping of the train<\/strong> are punishable by fines ranging from seven to fifteen non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Throwing trash out of windows and doors of carriages or crossing tracks in unauthorized places<\/strong> can lead to a warning or a fine from two to ten non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Smoking in carriages<\/strong> (including in the vestibules) of suburban trains, as well as in unauthorized places in local and long-distance trains, is punishable by a warning or a fine from five to twenty non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Traveling without a ticket<\/strong> for a passenger or transporting a child aged seven to sixteen without a ticket incurs a fine amounting to ten times the cost of travel.<\/p>\n Specific violations and responsibility<\/p>\n Damage to the internal equipment<\/strong> of passenger carriages, windows of locomotives and carriages incurs a fine from ten to thirty non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Damage to railway tracks, protective forest plantings, snow protection barriers, signaling and communication structures and devices<\/strong> is punishable by fines for citizens ranging from ten to thirty non-taxable minimum incomes, and for officials from twenty to sixty.<\/p>\n Placing objects on the tracks that could disrupt train movement<\/strong> incurs a fine from fifteen to forty non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Violating the rules for transporting hazardous materials or hand luggage<\/strong> is punishable by a warning or a fine from six to ten non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Transporting hand luggage beyond the established norms<\/strong> incurs a fine from 0.5 to one non-taxable minimum income.<\/p>\n The largest fines<\/p>\n Violating fire safety rules<\/strong> in railway transport is punishable by a fine for citizens amounting to fifty non-taxable minimum incomes, and for officials – six hundred non-taxable minimum incomes.<\/p>\n Previously, RBC-Ukraine reported on the conditions for accessing Wi-Fi on Ukrzaliznytsia trains. It is noted that free internet is available only on “Intercity” trains, while on certain routes with Starlink it is partially paid and may experience interruptions due to speed restrictions.<\/p>\n Recall that starting in March 2026, the cost of bedding on trains has increased. We previously reported on what the set includes and what services should be provided to passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What sanctions await passengers for smoking in the vestibule and stopping the train? A forgotten ticket in the carriage, smoking in the vestibule, or walking on the tracks can lead to significant costs for passengers. Each violation comes with its own price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-en"],"yoast_head":"\n\n