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Signal Fault and Switch Failure Disrupt Key Berlin S-Bahn Routes

The breakdown reflects a backlog of overdue maintenance work compounded by staffing shortages that have repeatedly disrupted services this summer.

Overview

  • A signal repair at Priesterweg station has confined S2 trains to a ten-minute schedule between Potsdamer Platz and Buch.
  • A switch malfunction at Lichterfelde Süd has halted S26 operations entirely this morning.
  • S25 services are also facing delays and cancellations due to the continuing faults.
  • These breakdowns add to a series of signal and switch malfunctions since spring that have forced repeated line suspensions and reliance on replacement transport.
  • Commuters are again relying on BVG’s U-Bahn, tram and bus services as Deutsche Bahn offers no firm timeline for full restoration.