Railway cancellations between Kiel and Hamburg: Stockwork in Elmshorn defective!
Railway cancellations between Kiel and Hamburg: Stockwork in Elmshorn defective!
Elmshorn, Deutschland - On Monday morning, June 23, 2025, an unpleasant incident in Elmshorn (Pinneberg district) caused great unrest on the rails between Kiel and Hamburg. A defect in a signal box led to massive rail failures that were recorded in the DB Navigator from 9 a.m. According to ndr were affected by the long-distance trains of the Deutsche Bahn and regional trains of the north railway, which tightened the Situation rapidly.
technicians were quickly on site and worked to fix the disorder. These efforts carried fruit, because the disorder could be remedied shortly after 11 a.m. Nevertheless, caution is advised: Even after the restoration of normal operation, individual delays and disabilities are still possible. However, there was no rail replacement with buses, which also complicated the situation.
affected connections
The failures occurred for several important connections:
- RE 7 and RE 70 between Kiel and Hamburg were stopped via Elmshorn and drove to and from Neumünster.
- also the connection Re 6 between Sylt and Hamburg as well as the RB 61 and RB 71 of the Nordbahn were affected.
The signal box defect was not many trains at the planned place, which also led to further delays even after the disorder was corrected. The timetable app pointed out that until 12 p.m. from Kiel towards Hamburg and until 12.22 p.m. from Hamburg towards Kiel.
Review of previous incidents
With all these incidents in the back of the head, it becomes clear that the infrastructure in the region needs better hands in dealing with unexpected disorders. The passengers only have the appeal to regularly inform themselves about current timetables and to stay patient, while the railways mastered their challenges. In the upcoming Juni- and Juliagen, train customers must also expect further failures, both at the Nordbahn and Deutsche Bahn, which makes planning in the region more difficult.
Information on data protection
For everyone who wants to plan their trips online, it should be mentioned that the Deutsche Bahn website can generally be used without providing personal data. However, if you want to use special services, you will advise you to consider the data protection regulations that can be viewed at Bahn.de/datenschutz
The location in Elmshorn warns all traffic participants, both on the rails and in the digital world, for care and planning, so that future disorders can be handled as smoothly as possible.
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