Railway shutdown in NRW persists until Friday late afternoon - Rail Shutdown in North Rhine-Westphalia Scheduled to Persist Until Late Afternoon on Friday
A significant fire in a cable duct near Düsseldorf has caused a major disruption on the main railway line between Duisburg and Düsseldorf, as confirmed by the German Press Agency. This incident, which authorities suspect to be sabotage, has severely impacted train services, causing major delays and interruptions across western Germany, including on Deutsche Bahn’s key north-south line.
The fire was first noticed by a train operator who detected smoke and alerted the authorities promptly. German police are actively investigating the incident as a possible deliberate act of sabotage.
As of now, the disruption is ongoing with considerable delays expected to persist throughout the day. Travelers should anticipate long delays, and normal service has not yet been restored. No precise timeline for full restoration of services has been announced, but the scale of the damage to crucial infrastructure suggests that interruptions will continue for some time.
Meanwhile, Deutsche Bahn has confirmed widespread operational impact, including on long-distance trains. Two more damaged cables have been discovered, making the repair more complex than initially feared. The repair is expected to continue until Friday afternoon, and the railway line will remain closed until then.
In summary, a fire in a cable duct near Düsseldorf is causing major train disruptions on the NRW railway line between Duisburg and Düsseldorf. The incident is suspected to be sabotage, and German police are actively investigating. The disruption is ongoing, with significant delays expected throughout the day. Normal service has not yet been restored, and no precise timeline for full restoration has been announced. Deutsche Bahn has confirmed widespread operational impact, including on long-distance trains. Two more damaged cables have been discovered, making the repair more complex than initially feared. The repair is expected to continue until Friday afternoon, and the railway line will remain closed until then.
- In light of the ongoing major train disruptions in EC countries due to the fire in a cable duct near Düsseldorf, politics and general-news outlets are closely monitoring the situation, while crime-and-justice channels report on the active investigation by German police into the incident as a possible act of sabotage.
- As the repair of the damaged cables in western Germany continues, vocational training institutions may need to adapt their schedules to consider unexpected delays faced by their students, given the widespread operational impact of the train disruptions on EC countries.
