Overview
- Passengers detected a strong smouldering odor shortly after Lindau-Reutin, prompting an on-track stop and an emergency response.
- The train then made an unscheduled arrival in Hergatz, where roughly 200 people disembarked and were brought to safety.
- Fire crews disconnected the train from power, inspected the carriages with a thermal camera, noted the smell, and found no open flames.
- The affected section was closed for about 1.5 hours as buses provided replacement transport to continue journeys toward Munich.
- Authorities cited a probable technical fault as the cause, with a comprehensive examination planned for Saturday and no injuries reported.