Chaos on the Nuremberg-Bamberg railway line: Brand ensures standstill!

Chaos on the Nuremberg-Bamberg railway line: Brand ensures standstill!

The railway line between Nuremberg and Bamberg has been closed since Friday, July 4, 2025, and the traffic chaos for commuters have no end. The reason for the interruption is massive damage to the building of the pedestrian underpass in Hirschaid, where a fire broke out. According to Infranken will probably only be on Thursday morning, July 10, 2025 Released, while the DB stretcher navigator even expires from an release on Thursday afternoon.

The Hirschaid fire brigade reported a full fire of the building material stored on a construction site, specifically wooden pallets and wooden slats. A police spokesman said that there is currently being investigated on suspicion of arson. The cause of the fire is still unknown, even if a technical defect can be excluded. Witnesses are asked to contact the Bamberg criminal police in order to provide possible information. The amount of damage is currently an estimated 25,000 euros and could continue to increase in the necessary repair work.

chaos in the transport network

The effects of the blocking not only feel the commuters on the route, but also travelers throughout long -distance transport. Affected connections run via the ICE trains between Nuremberg and Erfurt, which have been diverted and now have to expect delays of around 90 minutes. The stops in Erlangen and Bamberg have been omitted. In addition, individual connections such as the IC trains between Nuremberg and Leipzig and between Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and Gera are complete, such as Nordbayern reported.

Deutsche Bahn had to set up a rail replacement traffic by bus, but here too there are problems with the capacities. A DB spokeswoman said that all available buses and drivers are in use: but are only available to a limited extent due to the short -term situation. Travelers from Bamberg to Nuremberg are therefore asked to use alternative routes via Würzburg or Bayreuth.

A look at the future

Deutsche Bahn is already planning to install the necessary auxiliary bridges in order to accelerate the resumption of train traffic. However, passengers must expect considerable travel time extensions until the route is completely released. Regional trains 14, 19, 20, 28 and 29 ends and start in Bamberg, while the S1 trains only run between Nuremberg and Forchheim.

The investigation into arson is also part of a major problem. In the past, there have always been incidents of alleged arson attacks on the rail network, as recently in Hamburg. There, the general public prosecutor took over the investigation due to allegedly politically motivated acts, which have already led to extensive failures and delays in the region, which illustrates the importance of security in rail traffic, as well as Tagesschau Tortified.

Overall, the current situation for travelers is more than unsatisfactory. Commuters and travelers are already asking themselves how long the chaos will continue and hope for a rapid restoration of the usual connections.