Cologne: Train traffic resumed after bombing!

Cologne: Train traffic resumed after bombing!

In Cologne, a comprehensive security policy event was successfully managed today: the defusing of several aviation bombs from the Second World War in the Deutz district. The city of Cologne was able to announce the return to normality in the evening, after the blocking was lifted. The train traffic over the Hohenzollern Bridge is starting again after the first trains were able to enter the Messe/Deutz train station again from 7:30 p.m. Above all, the train travelers who are dependent on connections such as RB 25 can look forward to the restoration of traffic, even if there could still be a few restrictions in the course of the evening, such as Germans Bahn reported.

In the early Thursday morning, there could also be low impairments in train traffic. Despite the positive news that train traffic has been resumed, travelers should inform themselves before departure on Bahn.de or in the DB Navigator in order to be well prepared. On the previous day, the Cologne Messe/Deutz train station was evacuated and the Hohenzollern Bridge was closed to train traffic to ensure the security of the citizens. Originally, the radius of evacuation, which was defined around the site of the bombs, was set to a scope of 1,000 meters and concerned large areas in the Deutz district, where the bombs were discovered.

The background of the defusing

The bombing was the greatest operation of this kind in Cologne since the end of World War II. A total of around 20,000 people and rail and car traffic were affected by the measures. The ammunition finds included two American 20-centers bombs and a ten hundredweight bomb, which were located in the area of ​​the Deutz shipyard. In order to be able to carry out the defusing safely, a consistent concept was developed and the regulatory services were checked from 1:30 p.m. all streets in the evacuation area, such as Oberberg-Aktuell reported.

It is particularly noteworthy that train traffic at Cologne Messe/Deutz train station was fully stopped on Wednesday at 8 a.m., while the trains drove over the Hohenzollern Bridge to the main train station. This led to diversions and delays, because the Cologne main station itself was not part of the restricted zone, but the station area with its connections was directly affected. Therefore, the DB was also prepared to manage possible detours and train failures in order to inform the travelers in the best possible way.

a look ahead

The return to normal is now tangible and the Deutsche Bahn assumes that train traffic will run regularly again on the evening. Nevertheless, there will be a certain uncertainty in the coming hours and on Thursday morning, for which the rail travelers ask for understanding. As a traveler in Cologne, it is advisable to keep an eye on both the local news and the current reports of the train. The city of Cologne has once again proven that it has a good hand in crisis situations to ensure the safety of residents and travelers.