The most important thing about the bankruptcy of Deutsche Bahn:
- Due to a technical breakdown, the ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany failed.
- Problems with the train radio have been resolved.
- The train traffic starts to turn again.
- All regional trains in the Bremen and Lower Saxony area were not running.
- Berlin is also affected
- It is still unclear whether it could be a cyber attack or an act of sabotage.
Saturday 8 October
Problem solved: railway traffic starts to circulate again
According to the company, the major railway disruption in northern Germany has been resolved. As a result, impairments are still possible during the day, a spokesman for the railways said Saturday morning.
Countless travelers had previously been stranded at train stations because all long-distance traffic and some regional traffic had been cut off in much of northern Germany. Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein were affected, Deutsche Bahn wrote on Twitter.
The company advises travelers traveling between Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia and between Berlin and Baden-Württemberg or Switzerland to use connections via Erfurt and Frankfurt am Main.
According to the railways, the reason for the chaos was a technical failure on the train’s radio. What exactly led to this has remained open for the time being. Many people may have been caught off guard on the weekend trip.
In general, Deutsche Bahn recommended its travelers to use the app shortly before scheduled trips via www.bahn.de/reiseauskunft “DB Navigator” or by phone at 030/2970 inform. The Bahn website said: “As soon as we have new information, we will keep you updated here.”
Twitter speculation: was it a cyber attack or an act of sabotage?
Speculation is currently on the rise on Twitter. Famous journalists such as Correctiv founder David Schraven or Spiegel reporter Matthias Gebauer openly ask whether it could be an act of sabotage or a cyber attack.
The Berlin S-Bahn is not affected
For journeys between Berlin and Cologne and between Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Deutsche Bahn recommends using the long-distance connections with changes in Erfurt and Frankfurt am Main. According to the spokesperson, regional traffic in Berlin is not affected. Not even the Berlin S-Bahn. It is not yet possible to say how long the disruption of long-distance traffic will last.
On its website, Deutsche Bahn recommends contacting www.bahn.de/reiseauskunft, die App “DB Navigator” or by phone at 030/2970 inform. For the moment, there has been no further information on the precedents. The railway spoke of “technical interruption of the train radio on the route”.
The ICE traffic between Berlin, Hanover and NRW was interrupted
The rail deadlock in much of northern Germany also affects North Rhine-Westphalia, Berlin and Hesse. “The ICE service between Berlin, Hanover and NRW has also been suspended”. says on the Deutsche Bahn website.
Deutsche Bahn: Problems with the train radio as a cause of huge breakdowns
According to the company, the serious problems of Deutsche Bahn in northern Germany are due to a technical failure of the train’s radio. That’s why “in much of northern Germany, long-distance Deutsche Bahn trains are currently not possible,” he said on “bahn.de” on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, there are currently short-term trains and stop cancellations. Regional transport is also partially affected.
All ICE, IC and EC trains are canceled
According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical failure in northern Germany is currently leading to a complete blocking of long-distance traffic. All ICE, IC and EC trains in northern Germany are affected, the railroad said Saturday morning.
There are currently no travel options to and from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony and from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia, the railway said. Therefore, ICE traffic between Berlin, Hanover and North Rhine-Westphalia is also suspended.
Regional trains in the areas of Bremen and Lower Saxony do not run
In addition to long-distance traffic, regional traffic in northern Germany is currently at least partially interrupted. Due to “a technical breakdown on the route” in the “North German area”, a local train service with Deutsche Bahn is currently not possible, the company said on its website Saturday morning. In particular, all regional express and regional rail connections in Lower Saxony and the Bremen area are affected.
Some trains are also canceled in international long-distance traffic: IC trains are completely canceled on the route between Berlin and Amsterdam. IC trains to and from Copenhagen and Aarhus terminate in Padborg.
Complete train failure: Passengers can find out more here
“Unfortunately, there are short-term trains and stop cancellations,” the company’s website said. The company advised travelers to inquire shortly before scheduled trips www.bahn.de/reiseauskunftabout App DB Navigator or by phone at 030/2970 inform. The Bahn website said: “As soon as we have new information, we will keep you updated here.”
For the time being, there has been no further information on the outage. The railroad spoke only of a “technical failure on the route”. Many people may have been caught off guard on the weekend trip.
