Passenger ends up under metro train at Politechnika station, Warsaw M1 disrupted

What happened

A passenger ended up under a train at Politechnika station on Warsaw's M1 metro line on Thursday, 5 November. The Warsaw State Fire Service received the report at 13:53 and sent four crews to the scene, Super Express reported. Firefighters pulled the man out from under the rolling stock, and a fire service duty officer told the paper he had stayed conscious and was taken to hospital by ambulance. RMF24 said details of the injured passenger's condition were not yet known when it reported the incident.

Disruption across the line

Anna Bartoń, spokeswoman for Metro Warszawskie, confirmed the incident and said the rescue operation had forced a limit on train movement.

“An incident involving a passenger occurred at Politechnika station. Rescue services are carrying out an operation.”

According to Super Express, trains ran on split sections during the disruption: Kabaty to Metro Wilanowska, and Młociny to Świętokrzyska and Centrum, with Centrum open only to passengers heading toward Młociny. RMF24 reported that four M1 stations were closed: Politechnika, Pole Mokotowskie, Racławicka and Wierzbno. TVP Info said a replacement bus line, Z 'Za Metro', was launched to cover the section without metro service, while RMF24 described a replacement bus running between Mokotów and Śródmieście.

Return to normal

The Warsaw Public Transport Authority (ZTM) said train movement resumed across the entire M1 route at 16:30. Replacement buses and trams that had been put on for the outage also ended their runs. Before the reopening, TVP Info had reported that no time had been given for normal service to return across the route. Super Express had expected train traffic to return to normal shortly after the man was removed from the tracks.