Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGermany's rail network experienced a widespread communications system outage late on Tuesday, leaving travellers stranded across the country. The disruption, which lasted about two hours, was attributed to a swap of a technical component within the critical GSM-R digital communication system. Deutsche Bahn, the federal government-owned network operator, apologised for the abrupt cessation of services and offered taxi and hotel vouchers, though many passengers complained of a lack of information. By Wednesday morning, trains were running “largely seamlessly”, but some residual delays were still anticipated across the network. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about the German rail system's operating quality, following years of increasing complaints about delays and underinvestment. In fullGerman train operator says workers to blame for outage that stranded travellers nationwideThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cause identified for system outage that halted trains across Germany
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGermany's rail network experienced a widespread communications system outage late on Tuesday, leaving travellers stranded across the country. The disruption, which lasted about two hours, was attributed to a swap of a technical component within the critical GSM-R digital communication system. Deutsche Bahn, the federal government-owned network operator, apologised for the abrupt cessation of services and offered taxi and hotel vouchers, though many passengers complained of a lack of information. By Wednesday morning, trains were running “largely seamlessly”, but some residual delays were still anticipated across the network. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about the German rail system's operating quality, following years of increasing complaints about delays and underinvestment. In fullGerman train operator says workers to blame for outage that stranded travellers nationwideThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
