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Celle Evacuates 11,700 Near Station Over Suspected WWII Bomb

The inspection by bomb experts will decide when people can go home.

Overview

  • About 11,700 residents must leave the area by 10:00 after an anomaly under the station tracks raised a possible World War II ordnance risk.
  • Bomb disposal specialists will inspect the site and will either give the all‑clear or begin a defusal, which could keep the area closed into the evening.
  • Regional operator Metronom is restricting service from 07:00 to 00:00, with no stops in Celle from 07:00, a closure between Isernhagen and Eschede from 10:00, and replacement buses running.
  • The city moved the evacuation deadline from 09:00 to 10:00 after Deutsche Bahn adjusted operations, and it opened a school center as an emergency shelter.
  • The rail changes are hitting travelers from a large DLRG youth meeting, where more than 2,000 participants are heading home by train.