Overview
- ICE services between Cologne and Berlin or Hamburg are running 10 to 30 minutes longer.
- Some long-distance trains are being rerouted via the Ruhr area, skipping stops in Solingen, Wuppertal and Hagen.
- Regional operations remain curtailed, with the RE7 turning back at Wuppertal-Oberbarmen and replacement buses running toward Hagen.
- Operations on RE4 and RE13 are being set trip by trip, and travelers are urged to check connections online before departure.
- A separate signal fault between Neuss and Mönchengladbach and Monday evening disruptions between Essen and Bochum compounded delays for RE4, RE13 and S8.