Floor fire causes chaotic delays on the Hamburg-Hannover railway line!

Floor fire causes chaotic delays on the Hamburg-Hannover railway line!

Celle, Deutschland - Yesterday, rail traffic between Hamburg and Hanover was significantly impaired. A embankment and technical problems caused numerous delays and diversions that the travelers put on a test of patience. According to Bahnblogstelle there was no onward journey at an ICE from Hamburg in the district of Celle. The passengers had to switch to another train because the route between Unterlüß and Eschede was closed to the overhead line on Thursday afternoon.

The incident, which also had an impact on other long -distance trains, resulted from a short -term embankment fire and a vehicle fault on ICE 881. The travelers should continue to run slowly and change in Eschede to buses and a replacement train. At the same time, other long -distance trains were diverted via Rotenburg (Wümme). The railway spokeswoman apologized to the affected passengers for the inconvenience caused by these disorders.

Problems also in other regions

The stress for the rail travelers was not only limited to the route between Hamburg and Hanover. In Thuringia there was also a embankment burn between Seebergen and Wanderleben on Wednesday evening. Two trains were affected here, including one who was without electricity at the time of the fire. The situation meant that passengers could not leave the damaged train directly and three travelers got health problems due to the heat. The emergency services were on site to supply those affected and the fire brigade provided water for travelers. Even worse: The ICE route from Erfurt to Frankfurt was also affected on the basis of these incidents, with trains with up to two hours late, such as MDR reported.

In recent years, various statistics show that vehicle disorders and signal problems always cause delays. On average, such disorders make up 10.5 percent of all minutes of delay in northern Germany. Often it is primarily external influences such as storm damage or vandalism that disturb the smooth process. A look at the past shows that in the event of maintenance work, it is often insufficiently paid to security, as a report by ZDF illustrates. This is also criticizing Dirk Flege from Allianz Pro Schiene, who notes that trees and shrubs are often not cut in time and thus hinder train traffic.

The special combination of fires, technical disorders and situations tense through weather conditions shows that there is still a great need for optimization in the German rail network. Passengers have to adapt to longer waiting times and other surprises, while rail transport companies are trying to improve their service and avoid future incidents.