Railway accident - S-Bahn in Hannover disrupted longer by goods train accident
The restrictions on the S-Bahn Hannover due to a goods train accident will last longer than previously assumed. The traffic on Line S6 will be disrupted until August 5th, Transdev announced. Previously, the problems were expected to be resolved by July 22nd.
Line S6 will continue to run only between Hannover and Ehlershausen and back. The accident occurred shortly behind Ehlershausen. Passengers can reach Celle regularly from Hamburg and Hannover with Metronom's regional trains. Line S7, which was also affected immediately after the accident, is now operating regularly between Hannover and Celle with all stops.
North-east of Hannover, a locomotive of a goods train derailed on Monday after colliding with the trailer of a tractor at a level crossing, Deutsche Bahn reported. Two people were seriously injured, according to the police.
The trailer detached from the tractor at the level crossing and could not be moved afterwards. The goods train with 34 wagons and two locomotives could not be braked, collided with the trailer, and threw it into an inhabited former railway station building. The locomotive driver was seriously injured, the householder suffered a heart attack. Both were taken to the hospital.
- The prolonged restriction on the S-Bahn Hannover, caused by the goods train accident, has led to significant disruptions in traffic.
- The announcement from Transdev mentions that the Line S6 disruptions will continue until August 5th, a significant extension from the initially expected resolution date of July 22nd.
- The accident involving a goods train near Celle, resulting in the derailment of a locomotive, has caused substantial damage to a former railway station building.
- The level crossing incident, which involved a collision between a goods train and a tractor trailer, resulted in two serious injuries: one to the goods train's locomotive driver and the other to the householder of the affected building.
- Deutsche Bahn reported that the goods train accident occurred near Hannover, leading to the derailment of a locomotive following a collision with a detached tractor trailer at the level crossing.
- In an effort to mitigate the impact of the S-Bahn restrictions, passengers can use Metronom's regional trains to reach Celle regularly from both Hamburg and Hannover.
