North Rhine-Westphalia: embankment fire: Düsseldorf-Duisburg railway line closed

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Due to an embankment fire near Düsseldorf's main train station, there were delays in rail traffic on Thursday evening. The routes between Düsseldorf and Duisburg and to Gerresheim were not passable for about an hour, as a railway spokeswoman said. It had previously been said that local and long-distance trains would be diverted or would turn around prematurely.