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The storm “Zeynep” has caused some significant restrictions in local public transport in Berlin.
Bus traffic was particularly hard hit, they said Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) on Saturday morning with: A total of 26 bus routes throughout the city had to be temporarily diverted or interrupted, mostly because of fallen trees or fallen roof tiles. Passengers or employees were not injured.
Even at Tram and subway as well as ship traffic there were impairments. Six tram lines only ran to a limited extent because of objects and tree parts in the overhead lines, in one case a car blocked the journey on the track bed. The subway line between Breitenbachplatz and Krumme Lanke was closed for a short time on Friday afternoon due to a broken tree top. At the turning lock, the ferry service of lines F10 and F12 is discontinued, line F11 runs irregularly.
For safety reasons, a speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour currently applies to trams and subways. Bus traffic continues to be severely affected by the consequences of the storm, as a BVG spokesman said on Saturday morning. Around 20 bus lines are currently only running to a limited extent.
This is what the S-Bahn looks like
The S-Bahn in Berlin is running again – albeit with major restrictions.
Operations resumed at 9 a.m., Deutsche Bahn announced on Saturday morning. Free travel is therefore available on sections of lines S1, S25, S3, S45, S46, S7 and S75 as well as on the entire route of S41.
According to the railway, there are still various route closures.
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S-Bahn evacuated
In the evening, there was almost a serious S-Bahn accident: A tree fell on the tracks on Priesterweg in Berlin-Schoeneberg, an S-Bahn train could not stop in time and ran over it.
The train was evacuated by the fire brigade and the federal police. The driver suffered a slight shock. Passengers were not injured according to the first findings.
Train traffic on the S2/25 was interrupted.
Long-distance rail traffic further restricted
Rail passengers must continue to expect considerable restrictions in long-distance transport, especially in northern and eastern Germany. “There are no long-distance trains north of Dortmund, Hanover and Berlin until at least 6 p.m., ”said the railway on Saturday morning. In North Rhine-Westphalia there is no long-distance traffic until at least 1 p.m., with the exception of individual trains on the high-speed route between Cologne and Frankfurt.
