Water pipe break in Wedding: BVG traffic severely impaired!

Water pipe break in Wedding: BVG traffic severely impaired!

A massive water pipe break caused major disorders in the city of Berlin's transport network on New Year's Eve in Seestrasse in Wedding. Like Berlin Live suddenly breaks up and leaves hundreds of thousands of Berliner without water. The consequences are serious: the tram lines M13 and M50 had to be set due to the water havaria, and now the Berlin transport companies (BVG) are using rail replacement traffic. In some cases, other means of transport are also required to bypass the affected sections, and the passengers in the north of the city are particularly affected.

traffic chaos through water pipe break

The water pipe break not only affected the water supply, but also severely disturbed the complete flow of traffic in the area. The BVG now evaluates which damage has occurred exactly on the tram systems and how long the repairs could take. It remains unclear whether the track bed was washed out at the place of the damage, which could cause further delays, report the Bus and Bahn .

The BVG has already planned buses as a replacement for the blocked tram lines, which means that passengers are dependent on alternative connections. The job effects of this situation are not yet fully assessed, but the passengers must now remain flexible to achieve their goals.