Overview
- Train traffic to and from Stendal was temporarily suspended late in the afternoon after a hanging overhead wire was found near the station.
- Services largely restarted around 20:45, first in regional operations and shortly after in long-distance, according to Deutsche Bahn.
- The Magdeburg–Stendal section remains closed to rail traffic, with replacement buses operating for passengers.
- Technicians continued repairs into the evening to restore the damaged catenary infrastructure.
- Deutsche Bahn has not yet identified what led to the overhead line damage.