Storm deep teles out of control: S-Bahn traffic paralyzed in the Bergisches Land!

In the Bergisches Land, S-Bahn traffic is significantly disturbed. Numerous trains fail, which significantly affects the pendulum traffic and mobility of travelers. Special difficulties arise from fallen trees on the tracks.

In Remscheid, a tree has fallen onto the tracks of the S7 S7 (Solingen Remscheid-Wuppertal). The affected area lies between Remscheid Hauptbahnhof and Remscheid-Güldenwerth, which means that the tracks are currently impossible. Trains of the S7 stop at the next train station and are waiting for the end of the closure, the duration of which is currently uncertain. The S-Bahn line S8 is also affected: a fallen tree between Düsseldorf-Gerresheim and Erkrath ensures failures and delays for passengers on this route.

weather conditions and effects on train traffic

In addition, there were other disorders on the S8 with another fallen tree in the Hagen area. The German Weather Service warns of heavy gusts of wind with wind speeds of 80 to 100 km/h, which is classified as a wind force 9 to 10. Possible dangers are, among other things, falling trees and falling roof tiles or branches. In the context of this storm situation, it should also be mentioned that damage to a bridge in Duisburg has been remedied. Nevertheless, trains of the S-Bahn line S1 (Solingen-Düsseldorf-Duisburg-Dortmund) drive irregularly, with trains that drive to the Ruhr area via Düsseldorf airport. Statistically speaking, every second train in long-distance transport is affected by delays, since the weather conditions also affect regional and freight traffic.

In addition to the situation in the Bergisches Land, the storm low "Telse" leads to far -reaching problems in all train traffic in Germany. Continuous disabilities are also reported in northern North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, where, among other things, a metronome regional train collided with a fallen tree, but without injuries. In addition, over -conducting damage affects traffic, which brings further restrictions.