At the incident near Bad Endorf (Rosenheim district), around 260 people were on board; the EC 117 was operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB). According to the German Federal Police, there were no injuries. According to a railway spokeswoman, the route was reopened at around 1:30 a.m. and traffic has resumed.
The section of track between Bad Endorf and Prien near Lake Chiemsee was impassable after 7 p.m. The overhead line was damaged and had to be repaired. The passengers were taken to Prien in minibuses. The train was still at the scene of the accident late in the evening. A decision will be made on the spot as to whether it needs to be towed or can continue as soon as the power supply is restored, said the railway spokesman.
ÖBB spokeswoman: Inform about train cancellations
According to the German Federal Police, a tree fell on the overhead line. The train hit it and the tree then fell on the train. Long-distance trains turned around or ended their journey early. This led to some cancellations. An ÖBB spokeswoman recommended that passengers find out about connections or train cancellations online.
The spokesman said that storms on Tuesday evening also caused disruptions to rail traffic elsewhere. In isolated cases, “vegetation fell onto the track area,” especially in North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
