Photo: DPACommuters in Dortmund had to deal with massive disruption to their travel plans on Tuesday morning after a high speed train derailed at the central station on Monday. The high speed ICE train was on its way from Düsseldorf to Berlin when the two rear carriages sprung from the tracks shortly before it arrived in Dortmund central station. On Monday evening the whole central station was closed down, as investigators moved in to look for clues as to the cause of the crash. With half of the central station still closed on Tuesday, DB has provided replacement stops in Gelsenkirchen and Herne, as well as a replacement bus service between the central station and Herdecke. Meanwhile, routes between Dortmund and Bochum, and Dortmund and Witten, have ground to a complete halt due to the accident.

Source: The Local May 02, 2017 09:00 UTC