Dormagen.
After a freight train accident in Dormagen, the railway line towards Cologne is closed there. Rescue work lasts into the evening.
At a freight train accident are in on Thursday morning Dormagen several tank wagons of a freight train derailed. The rail connection on the left bank of the Rhine between Neuss/Düsseldorf and Cologne is closed.
The freight train accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. for reasons that were previously unknown. Three dangerous goods tank cars jumped off the rails. “The wagons were empty, but are being treated with great care,” said a spokeswoman for the federal police on request, since two of the wagons in the boilers were uncleaned and therefore still contained residues of dangerous goods, it said. “All valves are tight, nothing escapes‘ the spokeswoman explained.
Freight train accident in Dormagen: salvage work until the evening
The accident in the Dormagen-Horrem area has Effects also on S-Bahn and regional trainsthe federal police said: In the direction of Cologne is the one on the left bank of the Rhine railway connection from the Krefeld/Neuss/Düsseldorf area blocked until further notice. “Traffic continues to roll in the direction of Neuss,” said the federal police. Deutsche Bahn confirmed this on request.
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a cranewho is stationed in Fulda on the way to the scene of the accident, it was said on Thursday afternoon at Deutsche Bahn to recover the three wagons. the salvage work should on Thursday begin around 4 p.m and last into the evening. According to the DB, the The route may then be completely closed at times. “It’s only sure when the patient is here,” said the spokeswoman for the railways.
Travelers on the Lines RE6 (Minden-Duisburg-Düsseldorf-Neuss-Cologne/Bonn Airport), RE7 (Rheine-Cologne-Krefeld) and the S-Bahn line S11 (Bergisch-Gladbach – Düsseldorf Airport Terminal) must expect delays and cancellations.
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