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Hamburg rail bridge reopens after closure restoring 1,000 daily trains
Train collision with car in Frankfurt disrupts U-Bahn service: no injuries reported
Deutsche Bahn cancels nearly one in 12 long-distance trains in first half of 2026: ministry data
Hamburg’s critical Sternbrücke rail link reopened early Monday after a weeks-long full closure, restoring service for approximately 1,000 daily trains on the key north-south corridor between Hamburg-Altona and the main station. The first trains to cross the new 3,700-ton, 108-meter structure were a Regionalexpress RE 70 from Kiel, departing Kieler Hauptbahnhof at 3:08 a.m. and passing the bridge at 4:15 a.m., followed by ICE 103 to Basel SBB at 4:26 a.m. and S-Bahn line S5 at 4:35 a.m.
Deutsche Bahn project manager Janna Widmaier confirmed operations proceeded as planned. The bridge’s installation in late July required a complex overnight maneuver to position the four-track structure within the constrained site, part of a broader effort to expand Hamburg’s rail capacity ahead of the proposed Deutschlandtakt schedule.
In Berlin, repair work at Ostbahnhof disrupted Berliner S-Bahn services on lines S3, S5, S7, S75 and S9, with additional S3 trains between Ostbahnhof and Karlshorst canceled. Passengers were advised to check real-time updates before traveling.
Meanwhile, in Catalonia, the municipality of Lladorre awaits the transfer of Tavascan high-mountain station from FGC, the autonomous railway operator, to reopen the ski resort’s facilities fully for the coming season. Mayor Salvador Tomàs stated the municipality lacks the €250,000–300,000 annual operating costs, though €1.4 million in EU Next Generation funds has completed infrastructure upgrades. FGC confirmed it is analyzing the transfer with the Catalan government but provided no timeline.
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