Overview
- About 150 passengers were evacuated by emergency responders and transferred to buses without injuries.
- The regional service from Augsburg and Munich toward Füssen derailed at a track switch near Weizern-Hopferau, with the first two axles leaving the rails.
- Bayerische Regiobahn is operating rail-replacement buses between Marktoberdorf and Füssen until further notice, affecting commuter and school traffic from Monday.
- Crews planned to re-rail the train on Sunday before assessing damage and estimating the length of the closure.
- The cause is under investigation, and the disruption also affects tourists traveling to Füssen and nearby Neuschwanstein.