There are also delays and train cancellations on Tuesday due to the winter weather. The emergency services were working flat out to clear snow and ice in particular from the main routes. In many places, heavy snowfalls, snow drifts and frost made the work more difficult, as Deutsche Bahn announced.
The traffic hubs Dortmund, Hanover, Kassel, Erfurt and Halle / Leipzig are particularly affected in long-distance traffic. There are no long-distance trains on several routes, for example between Hanover and Cologne, from Hamburg towards Munich, Dortmund, Cologne, Kiel, Lübeck and Westerland, and from Dresden towards Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hanover and Cologne. The offer is severely restricted on other sections, for example between Berlin and Hanover, between Berlin and Munich and between Hamburg and Frankfurt. Passengers can use their unused long-distance tickets for journeys from 6 to 9 February seven days after the end of the disruption or cancel them free of charge.
Train cancellations and delays in NRW
Because of the onset of winter, commuters and rail travelers in North Rhine-Westphalia still have to be prepared for train cancellations and delays. There are restrictions, especially in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, explained Deutsche Bahn in Düsseldorf. Due to the extreme weather conditions, there will be no train journeys on several regional express lines until at least Tuesday noon. Mainly routes in the Münsterland were affected. Operation is also severely restricted on some S-Bahn lines, the railway said.
According to the German Weather Service, it continues with severe frost on Tuesday. Even in the otherwise mild Rhineland, temperatures of minus eight degrees were expected at night. During the day, maximum temperatures between minus eight and minus three degrees are predicted.
“Strong restrictions” in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony also has the severe winter weather firmly under control. Snow and frost impaired traffic on the streets and on the train on Tuesday morning. Most schools in the country will remain closed for the day. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), temperatures of minus ten degrees prevailed in Hanover at 5 a.m., in Bremen it was minus five degrees. For the day only a few snow showers with a risk of ice were expected, plus moderate frost of minus seven degrees.
There were still many train cancellations or delays in rail traffic. For regional traffic, Deutsche Bahn reported “severe restrictions in the greater Hanover and Bremen area”. In addition, many long-distance connections are canceled. The Nordwestbahn and other regional railway companies also reported disruptions.
Failures on the Berlin S-Bahn
Passengers on the Berlin S-Bahn have to struggle with train cancellations and delays in rush hour traffic on Tuesday morning. Due to the weather, there are disruptions to the infrastructure and vehicles, the company announced in the morning. Accordingly, there are delays and individual cancellations on all lines. On the S2 line (Blankenfelde – Bernau) the trains only run between Buch and Potsdamer Platz every ten minutes. There are also restrictions on lines S46, S8 and S9. There are no trains on the S85.
Furthermore disabilities in Hessen
Because of the onset of winter, rail commuters and other travelers in Hesse still have to be prepared for train cancellations and delays. In long-distance traffic, the Kassel junction is particularly affected, as Deutsche Bahn announced on Tuesday morning. They are working flat out to clear the main stretches of snow and ice. There are also disabilities in regional traffic. According to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund, for example, on the lines RB5, RE5, RE30 and RE98 around Kassel, cancellations and delays can occur. In several districts there are also problems in bus traffic, for example in the Wetterau district.
Rail connections between Hamburg and Frankfurt or Berlin and Frankfurt are affected by the restrictions on long-distance traffic. Delays are expected throughout the day. Deutsche Bahn advises all travelers and commuters who cannot postpone their journey to check their connection before their planned departure.
Local traffic in Saxony is slowly starting up again
Local public transport in Saxony, on the other hand, is slowly starting up again. In Leipzig, the transport companies come back to an offer bit by bit, as Marc Backhaus, spokesman for the Leipzig transport company, announced on Tuesday. “It’s hard work now, but the weather seems to be playing along again so far.” A total of four tram and eight bus routes are again operating in Leipzig. In the morning at almost every intersection there were still cars that had gotten stuck in the snow.
On Monday, snow drifts made clearing the routes even more difficult. In Chemnitz “everything is going according to plan”, said a spokeswoman for the Chemnitzer Verkehrs-AG. Only one bus stop could not be approached due to the weather. Apart from a few delays, there were no disruptions in the transport operations of the Dresden transport company.
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