World War II bomb found in Essen Central station to be closed
7/31/2023 8:58 pm Share
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Essen Central Station has to be closed on Monday evening after a World War II bomb was found. © picture alliance/dpa
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Due to the planned defusing of a World War II bomb, the main station in Essen will probably have to be closed during the course of Monday evening. DB Regio announced this on Twitter. During the evacuation of the restricted area, disruptions to train traffic are to be expected. The city of Essen announced that the British five-hundredweight bomb had been found in the west quarter – near the railway line.
Because the detonator was deformed, the dud had to be defused on Monday. All buildings within 300 meters of the bomb site would be evacuated. A support center for affected residents will not be set up – Ruhrbahn buses are available, according to the city.
Bomb find at Essen main station: Affected train traffic
According to Deutsche Bahn, the following lines will be affected:
RE 1 (RRX): Aachen-Cologne-Düsseldorf-Duisburg-Essen-Dortmund-HammRE 2: Dusseldorf-Duisburg-Essen-Gelsenkirchen-Münster-OsnabrückRE 3: Dusseldorf-Duisburg-Oberhausen-Gelsenkirchen-Dortmund-HammRE 6 (RRX): Cologne/Bonn Airport-Neuss-Düsseldorf-Duisburg-Essen-Dortmund-Hamm-Bielefeld-MindenRE 11 (RRX): Düsseldorf-Duisburg-Essen-Dortmund-Hamm-Paderborn-Kassel-WilhelmshöheRE 14: Coesfeld/Borken-Dorsten-Bottrop-EssenRE 42: Mönchengladbach-Krefeld-Duisburg-Essen-Gelsenkirchen-MünsterRB 33: Aachen/Heinsberg-Linden-Mönchengladbach-Krefeld-Duisburg-EssenRB 40: Essen-Witten-HagenS 1: Dortmund-Essen-Duisburg-Dusseldorf-SolingenS 2: Dortmund-Herne-Essen/RecklinghausenS 3: Oberhausen-Mülheim-Essen-HattingenS 6: Cologne-Worringen-Cologne-Düsseldorf-Ratingen-EssenS 9: Haltern/Recklinghausen-Gladbeck-West-Bottrop-Essen-Wuppertal-Hagen
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