Storm and disorders: rail traffic between Bamberg and Nuremberg paralyzed!

Massive disabilities on the railway line between Bamberg and Nuremberg led to considerable impairments in train traffic on January 9, 2025. According to Infranken.de , the problems can be traced back to severe weather damage on Thursday, January 9, 2024. A fallen tree blocked the tracks in Bamberg. This has led to significant restrictions in regional and S-rail traffic, especially the S1 line.

The section between Bamberg and Strullendorf can currently only be driven on with one track. Commuters have to expect high delays, and short -term train cancellations cannot be ruled out.

signal box disorder and ICE compounds affected

In addition to the storm damage, there is also a signal box disorder on the ICE route Munich-Berlin between Nuremberg and Bamberg. Like Br.de this leads to further delays and failures at the ICE trains. Affected connections include trains from Munich via Nuremberg and Erfurt to Berlin or Leipzig.

Currently the trains cannot hold in Erlangen and Bamberg and have to be diverted. For passengers, this means an additional travel time of up to 120 minutes. In addition, the IC trains between Karlsruhe and Leipzig (via Stuttgart and Nuremberg) between Nuremberg and Leipzig are eliminated. It is intensively working on the remedy of the signal box disorder, which has existed at the signal box near Buttenheim since Friday morning. There were delays all day long on Friday, and the signal systems were also affected. However, no information has been given about the causes of the disorder.