Shortly before the completion of the repair work on the evening of Friday, August 1, the repairmen discovered a second damage.
The company reported that the arson attack on the infrastructure led to significant disruptions in long-distance and regional transportation.
"Several hundred trains traveling through this section via the Ruhr area were affected. Some trains were rerouted, others terminated their service prematurely," Deutsche Bahn stated.
According to the company, tens of thousands of travelers were affected by the arson, including vacationers traveling on the road to Düsseldorf Airport.
The cable repair on the two sections was completed on August 2. In total, Deutsche Bahn workers had to replace five cables, each approximately 20 meters long.
"Following the latest test runs, the line has been reopened. Some delays in train traffic are possible after such a long interruption," the company warned.
Deutsche Bahn also reported that another cable fire occurred on the railway track near Wepau, a district of Hohenmelsungen in Saxony-Anhalt, on the evening of August 1. The freight line used for coal transport was affected.
The company reported that, according to the investigation, this cable fire was also caused by arson.
For data According to Deutsche Welle, on August 1st, a message was posted on the left-wing online platform Indymedia, in which left-wing extremists from Kommando Angry Birds, who are "against industrial systems," claimed responsibility for the incident.
This is the second major incident on German railways in recent times. Several people died on July 27th. as a result of the landslide a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany. The accident occurred near Riedlingen.
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