Overview
- Rail service in Hamburg is disrupted after a damaged overhead power line between Dammtor and Altona caused cancellations and delays that hit long‑distance routes.
- Deutsche Bahn ended many long‑distance trains in Hamburg‑Harburg and urged riders to switch to S‑Bahn and regional trains.
- Trains from Copenhagen and Padborg now stop in Pinneberg, with the Pinneberg–Hamburg leg canceled for those cross‑border services.
- A separate overhead‑line fault near Elmshorn and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof affects RE7 and RE70, which start or end in Altona, and riders should use the S‑Bahn between Altona and the main station.
- Trips may take up to 30 minutes longer as repairs continue and long‑planned work on the Hamburg–Berlin line runs through mid‑June.