Rail traffic between Berlin and Hanover back to schedule
NAfter a section of the route was closed for more than three weeks, train traffic between Berlin and Hanover is running according to the Deutsche Bahn (DB) back to schedule.
“As announced, all trains on the route between Berlin and Hanover have been running again since this morning,” said a railway spokesman on Sunday morning. “The start of operations took place without any problems.”
After the collision of two freight trains near Leiferde in Lower Saxony, DB had rebuilt the track bed for the speaker in the past few days, laid rails and repaired the control and safety technology.
On November 17, a train consisting of 25 propane-filled tank wagons ran into another train in the Gifhorn district that was holding a signal. Four wagons overturned, one train driver was slightly injured. Firefighters used days to pump the explosive gas out of the wagons at the scene of the accident and burn it off with a special device.
Due to the route closure during the clearance and repair work, travelers on long-distance and local transport had to put up with obstacles for days. Trains were diverted, delays and cancellations occurred.