Thuringia: Technical fault: ICE evacuated on the Erfurt-Berlin route

Erfurt (dpa/th) - A technical fault slowed down an ICE on the Erfurt-Berlin route on Tuesday. The train was evacuated at noon near Großbrembach (Sömmerda district), as a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn said on request. Around 330 passengers had to leave the train and change to another. According to railway information, the ETCS train control system was disrupted, causing the train to come to a standstill automatically. He was able to restart after the evacuation and drove straight to a repair shop in Leipzig. According to Bahn, the incident temporarily led to a backlog on the route, which has now been resolved. The MDR had previously reported.