Germany trains resume after technical glitch paralyses network
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German rail operator Deutsche Bahn cancelled trains in Germany following a nationwide train radio outage.
PHOTO: REUTERS
BERLIN - Train services in Germany were resuming on June 24, the state-run rail operator said, after a breakdown in the railway radio communication system brought trains across the country to a standstill.
All trains in Germany were “immobilised at stations” on June 23 due to the technical problem, Deutsche Bahn said.
The operator said later on its website that the glitch had been “resolved” and services were resuming, but warned passengers to expect some disruption to services.
After decades of under investment which have led to trains often running late, Germany is trying to rapidly modernise its ageing rail network with massive public investment.
Deutsche Bahn said its technicians had been “working flat out” to fix the issue.
Company boss Evelyn Palla told the Bild newspaper that staff were “trying to bring the trains into the stations so that passengers can get off”.
The outage affected all trains -– municipal, regional and long-distance run by Deutsche Bahn, Berlin’s public transport authority said on X.
In the north, trains were “completely at a standstill, because railway radio is down on a large scale”, the private regional rail company Metropol had said.
Metronom operates regional lines around Hamburg, Bremen and Hanover, carrying more than 120,000 passengers a day.
The company had told customers “not to undertake any more train journeys today” and look for alternative means of transport. AFP
