Overview
- Cologne Hauptbahnhof is largely shut to long‑distance and most regional trains for ten days, with services rerouted via Ehrenfeld and Deutz and full operations due back on 24 November at 05:00.
- Deutsche Bahn postponed commissioning the new Cologne signal box to spring after a late software fault, leaving travelers with 540 of roughly 1,300 usual services and requiring a shorter second closure next year.
- In Berlin, work on two electronic interlockings has ten S‑Bahn lines on altered timetables or replacement buses through early Monday, including gaps on the S8, S9 and sections served by bus shuttles.
- Halle Hauptbahnhof faces weekend cancellations as InfraGO updates software to connect new points, with ICE traffic diverted via Leipzig, extensive regional replacement buses, and a full station closure scheduled Sunday 22:00–04:00.
- Federal police mounted intensified checks at roughly 40 stations, with seizures including knives and other prohibited items reported in Hamburg and arrests in local actions, as Bremen repaired a tram track fault at the Wilhelm‑Kaisen‑Brücke for service resumption by Monday morning and DB said more trains return around Frankfurt from 17 November as staffing improves.