Motions of the ticket in Neustadt-Hagen-police are looking for witnesses!

On Monday, January 6, 2025, a ticket machine was blown up at Neustadt-Hagen station. The incident occurred around 1.30 a.m. and was immediately reported to the police. This asks the population for help and accepts information on the telephone number (0511) 1095555.

The machine damaged by the explosion was replaced on Tuesday afternoon. However, the S-Bahn Hanover is currently not known for information on the amount of the damage caused. This is not the first incident of this kind at the train station: In 2020, a machine was blown up at the S-Bahn stop, which resulted in damage of 25,000 euros for Deutsche Bahn at the time.

Numerous incidents in the region

According to the S-Bahn Hanover, attacks on ticket machines in the Hanover region have not yet been a major problem. Nevertheless, there was only a similar incident recently: On December 30, 2024, a cigarette machine in Empelde was blown up in Neustadt. The Üstra in Hanover has also had to struggle with slot machines several times in the past. In September 2024, several perpetrators were convicted before the Hanover district court for explosive and thefts, while the main perpetrator received a prison sentence, such as Hannoversche Allen. In addition, two more ticket machines in Hanover and Garbsen were blown up in the night of Wednesday, February 9, 2023, until Friday, February 10, 2023. Total damage to the machines occurred in both incidents. The police are investigating unknown persons because of a explosive explosion in the act of heavy theft, since the acts may be related. The investigators also call on witnesses to report on 0511 109-5555, such as presseportal.de reported.