Cologne.
A suspicious object caused problems in rail traffic in and around Cologne on Thursday. The police blocked parts of the main station.
The police cordoned off areas at Cologne Central Station on Thursday afternoon. The reason was an “object” that “cannot be clearly assigned,” said a spokesman for the federal police.
“We currently have the appropriate forces on site,” added the spokesman. They are concerned with excluding a possible “dangerousness” of the object. What it was exactly was initially unclear.
Bahn reports delays and cancellations
The Bahn tweetedthat there is a police operation in the area of Cologne Central Station. “Route closed. Trains are waiting at suitable stations,” the tweet said. Delays and partial cancellations are possible.
According to the portal zuginfo.nrw platforms 10 and 11 at Cologne Central Station were closed in the evening. Trains on line S11 will be diverted and will not stop in Nippes, Hansaring and Buchforst. Trains on the RB25 line are canceled between the Frankfurter Straße and Hansaring stations. Line S12 will be diverted between Ehrenfeld and Businesspark and will not stop at Hansaring or Trimbornstraße.
(dpa/Red.)
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