Overview
- Officials say a defective signal box at Krefeld Hauptbahnhof has blocked regional operations since about 3 a.m. Thursday, forcing widespread cancellations, partial services and diversions.
- Affected lines include RE 4/7/10/11/42 and RB 33/35/37, with some trains turning early at Neuss, Kempen or Krefeld-Linn and others being routed past intermediate stops.
- Replacement buses are running on multiple corridors, with services provided by Haniqi Reisen, Hanrath, Schiwy and Univers, and local bus routes 58 and 927 covering gaps between Krefeld-Uerdingen and Krefeld Hbf.
- Deutsche Bahn and operators advise checking journeys shortly before departure due to short-notice changes, longer travel times and more complex transfers.
- Long-distance passenger and international freight traffic are not affected, and the information portal zuginfo.nrw has indicated the disruption could persist into Friday afternoon.