BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Because of the storm “Antonia”, Deutsche Bahn stopped regional traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday evening. “From 8 p.m. we will no longer send any new trains on the route. Of course, everyone who is still on the road will still drive to their destination station,” said a railway spokeswoman at the request of the dpa. This is a precautionary measure, emphasized the spokeswoman. S-Bahn and regional trains are expected to start operating again on Monday morning.
However, since storm damage is to be expected, “extensive reconnaissance trips” would have to take place in the morning, as Deutsche Bahn further announced. Passengers should therefore find out about their journey early on at bahn.de or zuginfo.nrw. Replacement traffic cannot be guaranteed. “We therefore strongly recommend postponing trips that are not absolutely necessary,” said Deutsche Bahn./nku/DP/jha