Severe weather chaos: rail traffic in Berlin is severely impaired!

Severe weather chaos: rail traffic in Berlin is severely impaired!

Deutsche Bahn is particularly challenged on June 26, 2025, because a storm ensures considerable impairments in rail traffic in the area of ​​Berlin. How News.de reports that the difficulties have started today, which would present many travelers with challenges.

Deutsche Bahn has now informed about numerous failures, partial failures and diversions in long -distance transport. Connections such as Hamburg - Berlin - Dresden - Praha and Hamburg - Berlin - Halle (S)/Leipzig - Erfurt - Munich are particularly affected. In addition, travelers have to adjust to restrictions on the Berlin - Hanover - Bad Bentheim - Amsterdam and Cologne/Düsseldorf - Hanover - Berlin.

tips for travelers

For everyone who wants to travel to Frankfurt (M), Deutsche Bahn recommends using the connection via Berlin - Leipzig - Erfurt. If you want to go to Hanover, you should choose the trains from Cologne/Düsseldorf for the connection to Berlin. Travelers to Hamburg are advised to drive over Hanover and switch around there. It is said that despite the storm conditions, 64% of long -distance trains are on time, while 36% of the trains were at least six minutes late.

The punctuality of the DB Regio trains is between 92 and 93%in the first quarter of 2023, which is a very good balance for regional traffic. But Deutsche Bahn sees itself, as db-bielplan.com , emphasizes a number of challenges that cause unpunctuality. These include construction sites, renovations, but also disorders of vehicles and safety technology.

A look at the infrastructure

extreme weather is generally a big topic in Germany. The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of massive disturbances in road and rail traffic, whereby there is a risk of black ice and ice loads, especially in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse. A report by the Tagesschau points out that power failures and damage to the infrastructure are also possible. In recent years it has been shown that weather extremes have increasingly affected the traffic sector.

The mobile fault card and the zugmadar, which are available on Bahn.de- , are helpful tools for travelers to find out more about current train situations. For everyone who wants to be on the safe side, there is the possibility to be notified automatically via the delay alarm function if there are delays.

In the middle of these difficulties, it can be hoped that Deutsche Bahn also has a good hand in crisis situations and that travelers can bring their destination as quickly as possible.