Hundreds of travelers are stranded by Blackout at Dresden Central Station!

Hundreds of travelers are stranded by Blackout at Dresden Central Station!

On Friday, July 5, 2025, hundreds of travelers at Dresden Central Station stood in front of an unforeseen chaos. On the way to the Czech Republic, her journey was stopped abruptly by a massive power failure in the neighboring country, which led to a standstill of the trains towards Prague. According to information from the Federal Police in Pirna, which the mdr was dramatic and demanded quickly.

The desperate travelers waited in vain for buses that stuck in the traffic jam due to a tunnel blocking on the A17. At the same time, replacement buses had been requested to promote travelers after a train was provided in Dresden to bring them to Prague. On Friday evening at 8 p.m., numerous travelers were ultimately able to travel on buses provided. Around 700 people set off at around 10 p.m. with a Eurocity train towards the Czech capital.

The cause of the chaos

The reason for the massive delays was a far -reaching blackout in the Czech Republic, which put large parts of the country, including Prague. The city's subway was quiet and the fire brigade had to free people from stuck lifts. Police investigations showed that it was not a terrorist attack or a cyber attack. Rather, a defect in a substation was in conversation as a possible cause, as was reported by Radio Dresden

The situation not only presented the travelers with challenges, but also the emergency services. The police and the emergency services organized the expected distribution of water because the heated temperatures caused people additional problems. For the waiting ends at temperatures well over 30 degrees, a bus stop was improvised after the Strehler Straße had to be blocked because of the crowds.

power failure in the Czech Republic

The power failure had serious consequences: on Saturday morning, more than 63,000 households in the Czech Republic were without electricity. The regions in Northern Bohemia, such as the municipality of Višňová, which was cut off from its surroundings due to the rising water level of the Smědá river due to the rising water level of the river. Despite the critical situation, no evacuations have so far been necessary, according to the mayor of the community, Michal Scheidl. To date, the water has not penetrated into the houses, reported Radio Praha.