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Fire brigade fights against chaos: train fire paralyzes rail traffic to Cottbus!
A fire in a parked train carriage affects railway lines near Berlin. Delays, cancellations and replacement buses characterize regional transport.
Fire brigade fights against chaos: train fire paralyzes rail traffic to Cottbus!
A dramatic situation for commuters and travelers: A fire in a parked train carriage early in the morning caused significant restrictions on the railway line between Berlin and Cottbus. The regional trains on the RE2 and RE7 lines are particularly affected. This emergency is leading to a large number of delays and cancellations in regional transport, which is disrupting many people's travel plans. As the Berlin newspaper According to reports, the train where the fire occurred was empty at the time of the incident, so fortunately there were no injuries.
The burning wagon belonged to a parked train near Lubolz (Dahme-Spreewald district). Replacement buses were deployed during the night to transport the affected passengers. A track between Lübben (Spreewald) and Brand Tropical Islands has currently been reopened. However, the second track remains closed for the time being and the exact date for full opening is still uncertain. This situation is reminiscent of a similar incident the week before, in which a fire in the Barnim district caused chaos and caused significant cable damage. Here too, train operations started again later.
A look at the effects
The biggest inconveniences affect not only regional trains, but also some long-distance connections. According to the Daily Mirror Trains on ICE line 21 (Ostseebad Binz to Berlin), line 15 (Berlin to Frankfurt am Main) and line 28 (Ostseebad Binz to Munich) were diverted. There are no stops in Bernau, Eberswalde, Angermünde, Prenzlau, Pasewalk, Anklam, Züssow and Greifswald; A replacement stop was set up in Neustrelitz for this purpose. For many travelers, this is a bitter disappointment from which they had hoped to be spared soon.
In these challenging times, the importance of reliable public transport, whose developments in... VDV annual report be held. The comprehensive presentations about the industry and its members underline the need to invest in infrastructural measures to minimize such disruptions in the future. While the clean-up work at the fire site continues, it remains to be seen how quickly rail traffic can return to normal.