Due to a massive catenary failure, Stuttgart Central Station was paralyzed for hours on Saturday. It can be assumed that the restrictions will continue on Sunday for the time being, said a railway spokesman. The cause of the damage is still unclear.
A broken overhead line paralyzed all rail traffic around Stuttgart Central Station on Saturday. Nothing worked for hours. Only in the evening did the first S-Bahn trains go underground to the main station again, and later some of the 16 above-ground tracks were released for regional and long-distance traffic. The result was massive delays, train cancellations and frustrated travelers with packed suitcases. It can be assumed that the restrictions will continue on Sunday for the time being, said a railway spokesman. The cause of the damage is still unclear.
Rail traffic around Stuttgart Central Station has been at a standstill since Saturday morning. All ICE and EC/IC trains between Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe and Ulm with a stop in Stuttgart have been diverted. Alternatively, trains stopped in Esslingen. Long-distance trains from or towards northern Germany ended or began in Mannheim or Heidelberg, some in Bietigheim-Bissingen. According to the railway, IC trains towards Lake Constance and Switzerland ended or started in Böblingen. ICE and TGV connections to Paris were canceled between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.
The S-Bahn Stuttgart announced via the short message service Twitter that its trains should go to the suburbs of the state capital. “We try everything to do with S-Bahn traffic around
In the evening, S-Bahn lines 1 to 3 returned to the main station. Travelers could use these connections to get to Esslingen or other places in order to change to regional and long-distance trains. According to the information, the ICE later drove from Munich via Mannheim to Cologne and Hamburg or to Frankfurt/Main and Berlin again via the Stuttgart stop.
The Bahn and the S-Bahn tried to keep passengers up to date via Twitter. The information on the disruption and the connections affected were also regularly updated on the Group’s website. Travelers were stranded at the main station itself, some with a lot of luggage in tow. A queue formed at the DB information desk.