The overhead line crashed onto the train again: 65 passengers were sitting inside

Haan (NRW) – In the Mettmann district of North Rhine-Westphalia, an S-Bahn with 65 passengers suddenly stopped on the open track after catenary damage. The train had to be evacuated.

The railcar drove into a hanging overhead wire not far from Gruiten train station on Sunday morning, said the Fire department with. This was alerted at around 10:01 a.m. The electricity left “clear traces” on the vehicle.

Train evacuated, railway line closed

Only after the Bahn After the overhead line was de-energized and grounded, the passengers were able to be led outside – around an hour after the incident. At around 11:15 a.m. they were guided about 100 meters along the route to the so-called Ostspange, where a replacement bus was ready. One person fell on the tracks, but was able to get on the bus after a short treatment.

The railway line was initially closed for rescue and repair work.

Similar incident on ICE route

It was only on Saturday that a similar incident occurred on the important railway line between Berlin and Munich: a broken one Overhead line fell on an ICE train. In the accident near Zahna (Saxony-Anhalt), several passengers were injured by broken windows.

Around 600 people were temporarily stuck without power. The train ultimately had to be towed to Lutherstadt Wittenberg and the route was temporarily closed. There were numerous delays.