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The main line through the Ruhrgebiet between Essen and Duisburg may be heavily disrupted for months. Yesterday, a lorry carrying 35.000 liters of fuel crashed into a car right under a railway bridge, resulting in a huge fire (disrupting at the same time the Ruhrgebiet's main motorway A40). Luckily both drivers of the lorry and car did not sustain life-threating injuries but are in hospital. In addition, the rail line had been closed for construction works anyway, so no trains were directly affected.
However, it seems as if one of the rail bridges (see the map link below, the one carrying the 2nd and 3rd track from the north) will have to be torn down and rebuilt, which might take months. And again, this is the main railway line in the area, with 11 local and regional trains and ~ 6 intercity/ICE trains an hour per direction. The rail line was supposed to reopen on Monday, it is still unclear what will happen.
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However, it seems as if one of the rail bridges (see the map link below, the one carrying the 2nd and 3rd track from the north) will have to be torn down and rebuilt, which might take months. And again, this is the main railway line in the area, with 11 local and regional trains and ~ 6 intercity/ICE trains an hour per direction. The rail line was supposed to reopen on Monday, it is still unclear what will happen.
More info:
Kreuz Kaiserberg: A40 nach Tanklaster-Brand mehrere Tage gesperrt
Nach dem Brand eines Tanklasters auf der A40 bleibt die Autobahn gesperrt. Eine Eisenbahnbrücke über der Fahrbahn muss abgerissen werden, teilten Straßen NRW und die Bahn am Freitag mit. Der Abriss soll bereits in der kommenden Woche beginnen und bis zu zwei Wochen dauern.
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