In the Stuttgart area, there are also significant train cancellations on Sundays. According to the railway, damage to the overhead line is to blame. At times there were no trains at all on Saturday.
Train travelers in the Stuttgart region must continue to expect significant restrictions this Sunday due to a defective overhead line. It was not yet possible to say when all trains would be back on schedule. After hours of interruption on Saturday, some ICE, regional trains and S-Bahn trains were able to return to the state capital’s main station in the evening.
A display board in Stuttgart’s main train station on Saturday shows that train traffic came to a complete standstill at times.
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More failures in the S-Bahn Stuttgart
According to information from the transport and tariff association Stuttgart (VVS) on Sunday morning, the S-Bahn lines S1, S2 and S3 are running regularly again. For example, passengers can travel to Esslingen or other suburbs in order to change to regional and long-distance trains. The S4, S5, S6 and S60 only run between certain sections. There are still delays and cancellations. Current information to the Stuttgart S-Bahn here.
Some ICE are running again
According to information on the group’s website, the ICE connections from Munich via Stuttgart and Mannheim to Cologne and Hamburg or to Frankfurt/Main and Berlin also run regularly. There are intermediate stops in Esslingen and Vaihingen/Enz. According to Bahn, there is also a Emergency bus service between Stuttgart Hbf and Esslingen (Neckar) and to Böblingen.
Numerous ICE and IC connections are currently not going to Stuttgart main station and are being diverted. Some stop for it in Esslingen.
Some above-ground tracks are passable again
It was not clear on Saturday evening when all traffic at the main train station would be back on schedule. On its website, Deutsche Bahn writes that normal operations at Stuttgart Central Station are expected to be possible by Sunday. According to a spokesman, however, the repair is taking a long time. At least 4 of the 16 above-ground tracks are now passable again, so that long-distance and regional traffic is slowly being resumed.
Central station not approached since morning
According to Bahn, no train journeys were possible from Saturday morning until the evening due to the repair work at Stuttgart Central Station. Long-distance traffic was diverted via Esslingen. Some connections to Stuttgart were canceled completely.
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The local traffic could not reach the station and turned around prematurely. There were cancellations and delays. Many travelers complained about the lack of information on site. A long line formed at the information desk, many people sat on the floor or their packed suitcases and waited.
The cause of the damage is still unclear.
Deutsche Bahn: You can find information here
Travelers should contact www.bahn.de/reiseauskunft, in the DB Navigator or by calling the travel information service on +49 30 2970. There are also reports about the situation at bahn.de/aktuell.