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Railway chaos between Uelzen and Celle: embankment fire causes massive closure!
Uelzen-Celle railway line remains closed after embankment fire. drive replacement buses; Travelers should check current connections.
Railway chaos between Uelzen and Celle: embankment fire causes massive closure!
The railway line between Uelzen and Celle will remain completely closed on Thursday evening. This measure is a direct result of an embankment fire near Unterlüß, which already led to significant restrictions in train traffic on Wednesday. According to the Uelzen press The route is not expected to be released until late in the evening at the earliest, possibly not until Friday. The longer section of the overhead line is severely damaged, meaning short-term repairs are not possible.
Replacement buses have been in use on the rail replacement service between Uelzen and Celle since Thursday afternoon. These stop at different train stations: Uelzen, Suderburg, Unterlüß, Eschede and Celle. However, the space on the buses is very limited, which is why passengers are encouraged to use alternative connections, especially via Bremen to Hanover. In addition, an air-conditioned hotel train was provided in Uelzen to bridge waiting times for stranded travelers. Emergency services are on site at the train stations in Celle and Uelzen to provide travelers with drinks and other necessary supplies.
Timetables and current information
The affected lines RE2 and RE3/RB31, which run between Hanover, Uelzen and Hamburg, are only running to a limited extent. Trains end and begin in Uelzen or Celle, which forces many travelers to find out in advance about the current status of their connection. This offers bahn.de currently a central contact point with real-time information about train cancellations and disruptions in the DB network.
If we look back at similar incidents, there are sad parallels to catenary damage that led to massive restrictions on the route between Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder) in March. Disruptions also began here on Wednesday afternoon and all train traffic was temporarily canceled. At that time, too, a replacement rail service with buses was set up to take travelers to Fangschleuse, Fürstenwalde (Spree) and Berkenbrück RBB24 reported.
All travelers are currently requested to check the information regularly in order to avoid possible diversions and delays. Deutsche Bahn is working intensively to resolve the disruptions so that train services can soon run smoothly again.