Rail visitors: Train derailed: route closed between Hanover-Göttingen | EUROtoday

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On the railway line Hannover Main station – Göttingen, there’s a route closure close to Elze (Hildesheim district). A prepare derailed there and, in line with regional prepare supplier Metronom, the injury to the route is intensive.

According to an preliminary evaluation, the route is anticipated to stay closed till a minimum of December twenty sixth. The supplier identified that the derailed prepare was not a metronome. There is also noticeable delays on the Hamburg essential station – Hanover route as a result of route closure at Elze.

Deutsche Bahn introduced {that a} freight prepare automobile jumped off the rails for causes which can be nonetheless unclear. Local trains are affected by the closure.

Restrictions on regional transport

The results presently have an effect on visitors on the RE2 line (Hannover-Göttingen). Trains are presently solely operating to a restricted extent: from the path of Hanover, the journeys finish in Nordstemmen, from the path Göttingen in Banteln. An emergency shuttle bus service has already been arrange between Banteln and Nordstemmen.

Passengers should count on prolonged journey occasions. It is advisable to examine the present connections through the digital data techniques earlier than setting off.

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https://www.zeit.de/news/2025-12/23/zug-entgleist-streckensperrung-zwischen-hannover-goettingen