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German Train Services Resume After Nationwide Radio Outage Stranded Passengers
Deutsche Bahn restored operations across Germany early Wednesday after repairing a digital railway radio system disruption. The outage halted all trains late Tuesday and left passengers stranded at stations. The operator will provide taxi and hotel vouchers along with replacement transport.
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Train service across Germany resumed early on Wednesday after Deutsche Bahn fixed a nationwide outage in its digital railway radio system. The operator said its IT experts had worked nonstop to resolve the issue and that services were gradually restarting. Deutsche Bahn had stopped all trains late Tuesday because of the outage in the Global System for Mobile Communications for Railways, or GSM-R.
The system serves as the main link between train drivers and traffic control centers. The halt left passengers stranded across the country and created long lines at information desks. The outage occurred on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Deutsche Bahn said services could remain limited in the hours after the fix and that it would issue taxi and hotel vouchers while offering replacement transport where possible. The company did not disclose the cause of the incident.
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Routine technical outageMajor service disruption
Technical glitchMajor disruption
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