Overview

• The damaged masonry was provisionally secured, yet no trains are running through Ratzeburg, a district spokesperson and erixx said.
• Police cordoned off the station earlier after declaring the building at risk of collapse.
• Replacement buses continue to cover the Lübeck–Lüneburg route, with longer journey times and no bicycle transport permitted.
• erixx warned the closure could last into the weekend or longer and urged passengers to check connections in advance.
• A Deutsche Bahn spokesperson said the company operates the station building, and erixx noted DB as infrastructure owner will decide when rail service can resume.