Train cancellations and diversions in North Rhine-Westphalia after railway cable sabotage in Gelsenkirchen

After several railway cables were torn out in Gelsenkirchen, there are train cancellations or diversions in North Rhine-Westphalia. In long-distance traffic, connections from Dortmund to Munich, Hamburg to Basel or from northern Germany to Cologne are affected by the disruption, says Deutsche Bahn. The entire greater Gelsenkirchen area is currently not accessible, according to the information portal Zuginfo.nrw.

In local transport, for example, RE 1 trains between Dortmund and Düsseldorf are rerouted via Essen without any additional stops. The RE 2 trains end and begin in Wanne-Eickel. All other trains on the route also end prematurely or are diverted over a large area. Replacement buses have been set up for some routes. It is not possible to predict how long the repair work will take.