A passenger walks on a railway platform in 2018 in Frankfort, Germany. The country's railway system is recovering after a nationwide outage late Tuesday that left travelers stranded for hours. Photo by Armando Babani/EPA-EFE
June 24 (UPI) -- Deutsche Bahn, Germany's government-owned rail system operator, said workers switching out a component caused a nationwide outage that left people stranded for hours.
The company held trains at stations for more than 2.5 hours late Tuesday because of the issue with the digital railway station network, BBC News reported.
Deutsche Bahn apologized for the disruption and said it offered taxi and hotel vouchers to those affected, The Independent reported. In some cases, travelers waited in the stranded trains.
Many, however, complained about a lack of information during the outage. At the time of the outage, the company did not say how many trains were affected or when they might resume. Long lines formed as passengers tried to find a way to continue their trip or a place to stay.
