Overview
- A technical fault with a track switch in the Siegburg/Bonn area forced a temporary closure of a line on the Cologne–Frankfurt corridor and stopped normal ICE operations.
- Deutsche Bahn reported short‑notice cancellations, route diversions and delays of roughly 90 minutes for affected long‑distance services.
- Multiple ICE routes are affected, including services from Dortmund and Hamburg that run via Cologne and Frankfurt toward Munich or Basel.
- Railway maintenance crews are working intensively on repairs but Deutsche Bahn has not given a firm time for full service restoration.
- Passengers should check connections shortly before departure because the disruption can cascade across the network and cause further knock‑on cancellations or reroutes.