Overview
- The busy long-distance corridor in North Rhine-Westphalia reopened Saturday after repairs following a shutdown that stopped traffic for hours.
- Deutsche Bahn closed the section between Dortmund and Münster for urgent infrastructure work.
- ICE and IC trains were rerouted during the outage, which led to long delays on affected routes.
- Many travelers had to leave trains and board replacement buses to continue their trips.
- The rail operator had warned the disruption could last into the afternoon and urged passengers to check their journeys, highlighting how a closure on this link strains Easter weekend travel.