Rail Traffic Blocked in Germany: More than 300 Trains Were Hit by a Wire Theft • Newsweek Romania
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In Germany, the routes of about 300 trains were disrupted due to the theft of railway cables In the <p>district of Gelsenkirchen, railway cables were stolen, causing interruptions in the traffic of about 300 trains. The police are investigating the theft.</p>
The police regard the theft of cables as a cause of damage to railway infrastructure in the Helzenkirchen-Yukendorf area and do not consider the incident to be a diversion.
Rail traffic was severely disrupted on Saturday morning in the area of Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, after unknown people cut and stole cables along a railway line. Approximately 300 trains were affected, and for a period the traffic was completely blocked throughout the metropolitan area.
Rail traffic was severely disrupted on Saturday morning around the city of Gelsenkirchen in western Germany, after vandals cut and held cables. About 300 trains were hit, informs you.
In the meantime, there is nothing going on on the rail around Gelsenkirchen. Unknown people have cut cables there. Long-distance traffic routes are also affected. First findings of the police point to cable theft.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, rail traffic is massively disrupted, and important connections to long-distance traffic are also affected, and the police are looking for the culprits.
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