Rail service Between โคHamburg and Hanover Disrupted After Overhead Line Damage
train service between hamburg and Hanover is facing meaningful โdelays and cancellations, expected to last “at least to the โend of the day,” after a freight โฃtrain damaged the overhead line near Uelzenโ and Bad Bevensen โคon Sunday evening.โค Both tracks are blocked, impactingโข oneโ of Germany’s busiest rail corridors. Deutsche Bahn initially โestimated repairs wouldโข be completed by the afternoon, while โan โคinternal disorder card suggested an evening โขresolution; the private โคrailway company โMetronom โanticipated lunchtime completion.
The disruption affects commuters and long-distance travelers alike. The damage,reported at 10:17 p.m. on Sunday, was caused by a โค”headline”โค – โlikely referring to a โcomponent ofโข the freight train – protruding into the track profile. The incident underscores ongoing infrastructure challenges on the Hamburg-Hannover line, where discussions about constructing a parallel route have stalled for decades.
Local residents and SPD finance ministerโฃ Lars Klingbeil โhave advocated โfor expansion โof the existingโ route, a proposal โฃDeutsche bahn deems insufficient.Meanwhile, Federal Transport โMinister Patrick Schnieder recently presented Evelyn Palla, the new head of Deutscheโฃ Bahn, with lowered punctuality โtargets.
