On Sunday afternoon there was a large-scale operation at the train station in Ansbach.
The reason for this is a vague bomb threat against a train.
Ansbach – A large-scale police operation at Ansbach train station on Sunday led to numerous delays and cancellations in regional and long-distance traffic.
Because of a bomb threat, both the tracks and the train station in Middle Franconia itself have been closed, said a police spokesman.
A train coming from Nuremberg was stopped at the train station in Ansbach, cleared and then searched.
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Police, fire brigade and rescue service at Ansbach train station.
The station was completely cleared and all train traffic stopped.
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Bomb threat in Middle Franconia: train station completely closed - train evacuated
Around 150 passengers had to get off.
On the train in question, a passenger saw a vague threat and called the police.
The police initially did not give any further details.
According to a railway spokesman, long-distance traffic between Würzburg and Augsburg was diverted via Nuremberg and Fürth, which caused the corresponding trains to be delayed.
In regional traffic, trains were canceled on sections of the route.
The train station remains closed.
The outages continue.
In some cases, DB has set up rail replacement services for the affected S-Bahn and regional routes.
Due to the Ansbach bypass, there are delays in long-distance traffic throughout Bavaria.
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