Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance traffic is running through after major disruptions storm mostly normal again. A railway spokesman said there were only major delays between Nuremberg and Erfurt. Delays of around 75 minutes can be expected there. “Otherwise, most of the storm-related disruptions were resolved during the night and rail traffic is running stable in the morning,” said the spokesman.
A storm caused major disruption to long-distance rail traffic on Monday evening. Some ICEs were delayed by up to four hours. Individual routes were closed and there were diversions with delays. Among those affected by the impairments were: HesseRhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
The storm hit parts of Germany in the afternoon and evening and caused considerable damage in some cases. Several communities reported injuries.
Pedestrian injured by falling tree
In Bottrop, a 19-year-old was injured by a falling tree on her way home from work. He said he suddenly fell onto the sidewalk and buried the passer-by underneath him Fire department with. In Hattingen in the Ruhr area, a man was also injured by a falling tree in a garden. In Cologne, a Kölner Verkehrs-betriebe (KVB) bus was damaged by a fallen tree. The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, the fire department said.
In Bavaria, three people suffered serious injuries when a car aquaplaned on the A9. The car with four occupants overturned in the direction of Munich, the police said. The driver had therefore lost control of the car on wet roads.
DWD warns of black ice
In the Rhine-Neckar area, the police and fire brigade responded to a large number of operations, as the Mannheim police headquarters announced. In Hesse, the fire brigades had numerous operations due to squalls. In Rhineland-Palatinate The Koblenz police headquarters reported ten cars in its region that had been damaged by falling trees or other objects. Power and telephone lines were also damaged by falling trees, which led to brief interruptions.
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), continuous rain is expected locally this Tuesday, and even light snowfall in the south above 1,000 meters. According to meteorologists, it can become locally slippery above 800 meters.
Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance traffic is running through after major disruptions storm mostly normal again. A railway spokesman said there were only major delays between Nuremberg and Erfurt. Delays of around 75 minutes can be expected there. “Otherwise, most of the storm-related disruptions were resolved during the night and rail traffic is running stable in the morning,” said the spokesman.
A storm caused major disruption to long-distance rail traffic on Monday evening. Some ICEs were delayed by up to four hours. Individual routes were closed and there were diversions with delays. Among those affected by the impairments were: HesseRhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.