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Escaped Horses Temporarily Shut Bautzen Rail Hub, Tracks Reopen

A multi‑agency response, including a police helicopter, ended after the owner caught the horses in Obergurig.

Overview

  • All tracks at Bautzen station were closed shortly after 14:00 after horses were reported on the railway.
  • The alert came just after 13:30, with the animals having escaped from a riding stable in Göda and moving through the station toward Großpostwitz.
  • A Bundespolizei helicopter from Chemnitz surveyed the line as federal and state police, firefighters and a Deutsche Bahn emergency manager secured the area.
  • The closure was lifted at 15:11 after the owner captured the animals in Obergurig, and no injuries to the horses were reported.
  • Regional trilex services on the BischofswerdaBautzen/Löbau routes faced heavy delays and partial cancellations during the disruption.