Overview
- Deutsche Bahn says ICE and IC trains will terminate in Bremen or Hannover until the second Advent, though local reporting notes the end date remains uncertain.
- The defect was found during routine maintenance in the truss of a counterweight on the Hunte railway bridge in Oldenburg.
- Safety measures limit the crossing to single-track operation at 20 km/h until specialized bracing is installed.
- Regional services are curtailed, with RS30 ending in Hude with replacement buses onward to Oldenburg and RS3 running between Bremen and Oldenburg with delays.
- One leaf of the two-part bridge cannot open, affecting Hunte river traffic, and the bridge is being checked daily as further weekend and nighttime timetable changes are expected.