A lightning strike on a signal box disrupts local traffic.

Dresden's royal palace, the Frauenkirche, undergoes major renovations - A lightning strike on a signal box disrupts local traffic.

A malfunction in a signal box at Radeberg, near Dresden, caused train traffic disruptions in the region on Sunday evening. This severely impacted the train service from Dresden to Bautzen and Görlitz, according to a railway spokesperson. The signaling device was struck by lightning at around 5:10 pm. The exact timeline for restoring this service was not available at the time, as workers continued to repair the damages caused by the lightning strike throughout the evening.

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1. The storm that hit Berlin last week also caused traffic disruptions due to fallen tree branches on some major roads.
2. Despite the ongoing renovations at the Frauenkirche, visitors can still reach Berlin via regional traffic, as train services from Dresden to Berlin remain operational.
3. The railroad authority in Saxony is urging commuters to allow extra travel time due to the ongoing repairs on the tracks between Dresden and Bautzen, causing minor delays in the regional traffic.
4. In response to the damaging lightning strike, local officials are considering installing weather-resistant signal boxes in strategic locations across the region to minimize traffic disruptions caused by severe weather conditions.
5. The last time a similar weather event affected the traffic in the region, a signal box near Leipzig was also struck by lightning, causing a temporary halt in train services between Halle and Dresden.

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