A storm caused the signal booth at Dortmund Central Station to malfunction. Consequently, trains cannot enter the station until Sunday morning.
Dortmund – Serious disruption at Dortmund main train station: As reported by Deutsche Bahn on Saturday 20 August, a thunderstorm in the night around 3:40 am led to water entering the signaling booth of Dortmund main train station. “The signal booth cannot be used and trains cannot travel to Dortmund central station until further notice,” she said. There are significant delays and outages.
As announced by the railway around 5 pm, the interruption will probably last until “tomorrow morning”, in this case Sunday morning.
Chaos in Dortmund Hbf: S-Bahn, RE and RB affected by a fault in the signal cabin
- S1: Trains on line S1 terminate and start in Bochum Hbf or Dortmund-Dorstfeld.
- S2: Trains from Essen Hbf / Recklinghausen Hbf end and start in Dortmund-Dorstfeld.
- S4: Trains on this line are unfortunately canceled until further notice.
- S5: Trains from Hagen Hbf start and start at Witten Hbf, as a result there is a partial cancellation from Witten Hbf to Dortmund Hbf.
- RB50: Trains from the direction of Münster (Westf) Hbf currently terminate and start in Lünen Hbf, as a result there is a partial interruption from Lünen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf.
- RB51: Trains of the RB51 line terminate and start in Lünen Hbf.
- RB52: Trains on the RB52 line are canceled until further notice.
- RB53: Trains from Iserlohn terminate and start in Dortmund-Hörde.
- RE57: Trains of the RE57 line start and end in Fröndenberg.
- RB59: Trains from Soest terminate and start in Dortmund-Hörde. As a result, there is a partial bankruptcy from Dortmund-Hörde to Dortmund Hbf.
- RE1 (RRX): Trains will be diverted between Essen Hbf and Dortmund-Kurl without stopping. Unfortunately, the stops at Bochum Hbf, Wattenscheid, Dortmund Hbf and Dortmund-Scharnhorst are no longer available.
Occasionally, trains are also diverted via Gelsenkirchen Hbf and Herne. - RE6 (RRX): Trains will be diverted between Kamen and Essen Hbf. The Dortmund Hbf, Bochum Hbf and Wattenscheid stops are no longer available.
- RE11 (RRX): Trains on this line will be diverted between Hamm (Westf) Hbf and Essen Hbf. The Dortmund Hbf, Bochum Hbf and Wattenscheid stops are no longer available.
- RE3: Trains on this line are diverted between Castrop-Rauxel Hbf and Dortmund-Kurl without stopping at Dortmund Hbf and Dortmund-Scharnhorst.
- RE4: Trains from Aachen Hbf start and start at Witten Hbf, as a result there is a partial cancellation from Witten Hbf to Dortmund Hbf.
- Those: zuginfo.nrw
Dortmund Hauptbahnhof: Trains cannot arrive at the station – the following connections are affected
- ICE, EC and IC trains on the Hamburg – Münster (Westf) – Dortmund – Cologne route
- ICE and IC trains on the Hanover – Dortmund – Cologne route
- Trains ICE Dortmund – Cologne – Frankfurt am Main – Southern Germany or Austria
- Trains IC Dortmund – Siegen – Friedberg (Hess)
- “Before starting your journey, find out about your connection at www.bahn.de/reiseauskunft, in the DB Navigator or by calling the travel information service Tel. +49 (0) 30 2970,” continued Deutsche Bahn.
- Source: Deutsche Bahn
Among other things, football fans who wanted to watch the Bundesliga match between BVB and Werder Bremen (final score: 3: 2 for Bremen) taking place in Dortmund today in Dortmund were also affected by the interruption. The Dortmund club encouraged fans of both clubs to continue helping each other via social media and organizing carpools, for example. “It’s nice to see everyone supporting each other here. Arrive safe and sound! Of course, this also applies to Werder Bremen fans, “said BVB in a tweet.
Train chaos in Dortmund: setting up the replacement transport
A replacement service with two buses has been established between Dortmund Hbf and Witten Hbf; as well as a replacement service with two buses between Essen and Dortmund. This also applies to a bus between Lünen and Dortmund and a bus between Dortmund and Fröndenberg.
Those: zuginfo.nrw
Dortmund Hbf: The interruption lasts “until late in the evening” – no train traffic
The outage is expected to “continue late into the evening today,” the railroad explains and is working to create replacement traffic. “Passengers are advised to inquire about their train connection before starting the journey,” it reads. In February, a fault occurred in the signaling booth at Essen train station. (mo) Fair and independent information on what’s happening in NRW – sign up for our free 24RHEIN newsletter here.
