In northern Germany, nothing is currently going by train anymore. A technical fault causes the rail traffic to come to a complete standstill. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany are affected, the railway reports. There is also a standstill on all regional routes.
In northern Germany, rail traffic has been completely suspended. According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical fault is currently leading to a complete standstill in long-distance traffic. It is currently not possible to train, according to the railway. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany and all regional traffic are affected, the railway said.
The private railway company Metronom, which operates routes in Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Bremen, cited a technical fault on the GSM-R (train radio) on Twitter as the reason why train traffic was currently not possible. The disruption also affects all metronome lines, i.e. the regional connections RE2, RE3/RB31, RE4/RB41. “All connections on these routes will be canceled until further notice!”, the company said.
However, these failures have not yet been taken into account in the electronic timetable information or the app. Travelers are asked to check the company’s website for more information. The Bahn website states: There are currently no long-distance travel options from or to Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony in and from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. The ICE traffic between Berlin, Hanover and NRW has also been discontinued.
The disruption also affects international train traffic. IC trains to and from Berlin in the direction of Amsterdam are completely canceled. IC trains to and from Copenhagen and Aarhus respectively start and end in Padborg. Travelers are asked to check their train connections before travelling. Between Berlin and NRW, passengers are asked to use the long-distance trains with a change in Frankfurt. The railway asks for your understanding that “the trains that are still running sometimes have a very high number of passengers”.
