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Friday Morning Berlin S‑Bahn Disruptions Widen After Blankenburg Signal Box Failure

Passengers are directed to RE3, RB24, S1, Tram 50 or Bus 150 during the outage.

Overview

  • The fault at the Blankenburg signal box that began Thursday curtailed normal operations on lines S2, S26 and S8.
  • On Friday morning, S2 ran every 10 minutes between Lichtenrade and Gesundbrunnen and only every 20 minutes toward Buch.
  • Line S26 operated solely between Teltow Stadt and Nordbahnhof as the North–South corridor remained partially interrupted.
  • A police operation over unauthorized persons near Altglienicke produced additional delays and cancellations on S46, S8, S85 and S9.
  • Medical assistance at Hauptbahnhof caused further knock‑on delays on S3, S5, S7, S75 and S9, and the operator gave no estimate for repairs.