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Swede gets stranded after walking the dog – the train just keeps going!
A Swedish woman was stranded in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district when her train left without her. Her husband reported her missing.
Swede gets stranded after walking the dog – the train just keeps going!
It's 2:42 a.m. on a Saturday and the night is quiet when a 54-year-old Swedish woman inadvertently becomes the center of a train story. On her drive from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach, she decides to walk her dog during a stop in Cornberg. A short stay, she thinks, but the train moves on - and she stays behind.
The incident occurred when the train stopped due to a stop signal. The Swede leaves the train, convinced that the waiting time will be longer. With every minute that passes, there is no trace of the train or the other passengers. When her husband finds out about the situation, he reports them both missing - the search for the woman and her dog begins.
A surprising reunion
However, the Swedish traveler does not lose her head. She informs her husband about the mishap by phone. Meanwhile, the unexpected happens: a subsequent train is also stopped due to a stop signal. The train driver sees the two in the track area and acts quickly. He lets the woman and her dog get in so that they no longer have to stop in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district.
Deutsche Bahn is cooperative and decides to stop both trains in Fulda. This means the husband can finally pick up his wife and four-legged companion to continue the journey. A happy ending for everyone involved, thanks to some good decisions during a chaotic night.
Travel planning made easy
Such incidents can rarely be completely avoided, but there are ways to be better informed. The website bahn.de aktuell provides up-to-date information on German rail traffic, including an interactive disruption map that keeps travelers up to date on train cancellations and route disruptions. These useful functions help you plan your own trip better and identify possible delays at an early stage.
If you are curious, you can also use platforms such as train finder. Here you can not only find the real-time positions of trains in Germany, but also historical data and delay forecasts for future trips, which are invaluable when planning future trips.
Overall, this unexpected incident shows how important it is to keep a cool head even in seemingly hopeless situations. Traveling by train is often full of surprises, but with a little planning and patience the journey can usually be continued successfully.
The whole story of the Swede, who almost got stranded after a short trip with her dog, also shows us the human side of train travel - the togetherness, the quick reaction of railway employees and the happiness of finally being safe again.