Böschungenbrand near Bernau: rail traffic paralyzed - travelers affected!
Böschungenbrand near Bernau: rail traffic paralyzed - travelers affected!
This day, June 16, 2025, there was a significant incident in the Bernau region in the Barnim, which severely affected rail traffic. According to tagesschau.de brings out not only the infrastructure damaged, but also leads to massive restrictions in regional traffic.
The fire damaged cables along the railway line, which means that the regional railway line RB24 can no longer drive between Berlin-Lichtenberg and Bernau. The RE3 long-distance traffic line, which drives from Berlin-Hauptbahnhof to Bernau, is currently interrupted. As a result, some ICE trains that have connections from Binz via Berlin to Munich and Frankfurt am Main had to be diverted, which leads to stop losses.
diversions and alternatives
However, there is a ray of hope for commuters and travelers: the S-Bahn is not affected and can therefore be used as a bypass. However, repair work on the damaged infrastructure is likely to take some time. Deutsche Bahn is expecting an expected resumption of train traffic on Tuesday evening, as can be seen from the current information.The situation in Bernau is not alone. Also today, several embankment fires in Thuringia, especially between Eisenach and Gotha, caused massive disorders in rail traffic. The fires were found from 2:30 p.m., which means that the east-west connection between Erfurt and Fulda was temporarily completely blocked. Long -distance trains were particularly affected here. Many passengers in DB long-distance traffic were stuck, while some regional trains could be diverted, such as tag24.de reported.
The fires in Thuringia could be deleted in the evening, but it is expected that rail traffic will take some time to return to normality. Passengers currently have to adjust to delays of up to 180 minutes as well as partial closures and diversions.
conclusion and outlook
The events of today show once again how susceptible rail traffic is for environmental influences such as fires. Deutsche Bahn users should find out more about the current developments and, if necessary, make alternative travel plans. For more information about data protection and user rights at Deutsche Bahn, the page Bahn.de/datenschutz
Travelers in the region are well advised to keep an eye on developments and to adjust to longer travel times. The damage to the infrastructure is regrettable and takes time to remedy, but hope for a timely solution remains.
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