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Berlin S‑Bahn Restores Service After Signal Cable Theft Disruption

Federal police attribute the outage to stolen signal cables, opening a serious‑theft inquiry.

Overview

  • Trains on lines S1, S2, S25, S26 and S85 are running normally again between Gesundbrunnen and Nordbahnhof after repairs were completed earlier than expected on Wednesday morning.
  • The disruption began Monday with widespread delays and cancellations, despite earlier estimates that full service would not return until late Wednesday or early Thursday.
  • Investigators confirmed multiple signal cables had been cut and several meters of cable removed, with copper believed to be the target.
  • The Bundespolizei is investigating unknown suspects on suspicion of particularly serious theft, treating the case as a criminal matter.
  • During the outage, S‑Bahn operated a 20‑minute shuttle between Gesundbrunnen and Nordbahnhof and advised alternate U‑Bahn, tram and bus routes; a separate defect in Grünau briefly affected S46 and S8.