S-Bahn Berlin: Flame inferno at the train station – train traffic is severely restricted

die S-Bahn Berlin It is one of the most important means of transportation Capital. The extensive route network also connects the most remote areas to the centre. That’s why commuters like to use trains on their way to work.

But not always everything is going according to plan. There are many reasons for this: sometimes a maintenance construction site is on the way, sometimes something completely unexpected happens – like now in north-east Berlin.

S-Bahn Berlin: This line is affected

As the S-Bahn Berlin announced on Saturday night (November 2), train traffic on the S7 line is severely restricted due to a serious incident. The section between Ahrensfelde and Marzahn stations is affected. The company said the cause was a “technical malfunction on another train”.

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Passengers on the S-Bahn in Berlin had to change in the evening hours. The transport company suggested using BVG to avoid the area. On Sunday morning (November 3), the Berlin S-Bahn gave a little clear.

On his social media channel at Train traffic will continue to be severely restricted until tonight (November 4, around 1:30 am).

Flames rise from the train

As the Berlin Police reported on Sunday (November 3) that the burning train was a regional train. It is said that the train driver detected smoke on the vehicle at around 9:40 pm at the Ahrensfelde S-Bahn station. He then called the police and the fire department​​​​​​​ and evacuated the five people on the train.

According to initial findings, a diesel locomotive train car had caught fire and was completely engulfed in flames on Saturday night. Pictures are circulating showing the fire burning out of all the windows of the train. The train burned down completely.

The fire also spread to the station building before the fire department could put out the inferno of flames. No one was hurt. The Fire Commissioner from the State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire.