There will probably be restrictions on train traffic on the railway line between Hanover and Berlin until 16 December. The reason is the rescue and cleanup work by the fire brigade and the railways after the collision of two freight trains in Leiferde in the Gifhorn district (Lower Saxony).
Trains of private railway companies collided in a rear-end collision near Leiferde last Thursday. At the scene of the accident, special units of the fire brigade are currently pumping the propane gas from the four overturned tank cars in a complex process and burning the remaining quantities in a controlled manner.
As soon as the fire brigade has cleared the accident site, the railway experts can start cleaning up and removing the overturned cars.
Long-distance traffic between Hanover and Berlin will therefore remain affected beyond 27 November 2022 until 16 December 2022.
The following long distance connections are affected:
– ICE trains NRW – Hamm or Münster/Westf – Hanover – Berlin will be rerouted and delayed by at least 90 minutes. The Wolfsburg stop is omitted. Alternatively, the trains stop in Stendal.
– The ICE trains Switzerland – Karlsruhe – Frankfurt (M) – Kassel – Berlin are diverted between Fulda and Berlin. Alternatively, the trains stop in Erfurt and Halle.
– IC trains Ostseebad Binz – Berlin – Hanover – Dortmund – Cologne are diverted and delayed by at least 90 minutes. The Wolfsburg stop is omitted. Alternatively, trains stop in Stendal, Salzwedel and Uelzen.
– The IC trains Leipzig – Magdeburg – Hanover – Bremen – Emden – Norddeich Mole are discontinued between Leipzig and Hanover.
– The IC trains Amsterdam – Osnabrück – Hanover – Berlin are canceled between Hanover and Berlin.
Deutsche Bahn is extending the current special goodwill until 16 December 2022. All passengers who wish to postpone their planned journey for the period 18 November 2022 to 16 December 2022 due to damage caused by the freight train collision in Leiferde can do so until 23 November inclusive Use the long-distance ticket booked in 2022 flexibly from now until 23 December 2022 inclusive. Seat reservations can be canceled free of charge. Read more about www.bahn.de/sonderkulanz
Depending on their departure or destination in NRW, travelers are advised to check connections with a change in Frankfurt or Hamburg as a possible faster alternative.
There is a replacement bus service for travelers between Hanover and Wolfsburg and between Wolfsburg and Stendal. In Stendal there is a connection for long-distance and local traffic to Berlin.
Those: Deutsche Bahn / Image: Pixabay
