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Accommodation options for stranded train travelers
Due to the expected strong start to winter in parts of Germany, Deutsche Bahn has arranged accommodation for stranded travelers in several cities. This way you will be ready in Hamburg, Hannover, Münster, Kassel and Leipzig, for example, if customers can no longer reach their destination by train, a spokeswoman said Saturday night. The service personnel at the stations have also been reinforced. Also, they want to help travelers with taxi coupons so they possibly get to their destination after all.
Before departing, travelers should definitely find out if their train is working, either on the internet, on the train app or on the specially configured hotline 08000 996633. The railway had already warned in advance that the expected start of winter could lead to restrictions on rail traffic. People should stick to the recommendation of the German Weather Service and stay home if possible, a spokeswoman said.
Several long-distance connections in northern Germany were suspended on Saturday morning over the weekend.
In parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, the highest alert level of the German Weather Service was applied on Saturday. During the night, meteorologists expected heavy snowfall and extreme snowdrifts from west to east from Bocholt to Magdeburg. Black ice is said to be present in much of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia and Saxony. (dpa)
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