Overview
- DB InfraGO reported that a freight train struck an insulator at about 4:23 a.m. in Riesa, damaging its pantograph.
- A Regionalexpress subsequently hit parts of the overhead line, forcing a complete suspension of operations at Riesa while crews work on repairs expected to last into the afternoon.
- Regional lines RE50 and RB45 are partly canceled, ICE and IC services to Dresden are turning in Leipzig, and rail replacement links via Oschatz and Priestewitz are in place with delays likely.
- From Friday 04:00 to Monday 04:00, Dresden Hauptbahnhof will be closed to trains, with long‑distance services starting and ending at Dresden‑Neustadt and replacement options including reactivated tram line 26 and buses.
- The weekend shutdown enables replacement of a crossing structure under Budapester Straße within the Leipzig–Dresden upgrade, with further restrictions scheduled in mid‑February and project completion targeted by 2027.