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Germany’s Rail and Metro Services Disrupted by Ice, Repairs and New Construction Closures

Speed restrictions on key long‑distance routes will extend journey times.

Overview

  • Deutsche Bahn cut speeds on selected high‑speed sections after DWD glaze‑ice warnings, with ICE BerlinFrankfurt trains skipping Braunschweig and Hildesheim and delays and missed connections expected.
  • Berlin’s Nollendorfplatz renovation began, interrupting U1 and U3 and suspending U4 until May 10, with U2 as the main alternative and bus replacements in place.
  • Berlin S‑Bahn reported weather‑related repairs to points, signals and a Schöneweide interlocking, causing reduced frequency and delays on lines including S3, S5, S7, S9, S25/S26 and S42.
  • Munich saw a morning shutdown at Leuchtenbergring that disrupted S‑Bahn traffic and rerouted S8, and from January 13 to February 13 nightly closures between Pasing and Donnersbergerbrücke will use replacement buses for second Stammstrecke works.
  • A regional train derailed at Glashütte on the Müglitztalbahn around 7:50 with 25 passengers evacuated uninjured, closing the Heidenau–Altenberg line for day‑long recovery and triggering bus replacement.