Overview
- Photos published on February 19–20 show a regional train moving through inundated fields and roads near Nidderau-Eichen in Hesse.
- Municipal officials report the service remains in operation and say it has never been halted for flooding because engineers planned for high-water levels.
- The current high water is attributed to snowmelt in the Vogelsberg following days of thaw and recent precipitation.
- The track lies on a raised embankment above the floodplain, so flooding mainly restricts nearby field and forest paths rather than rail operations.
- Officials warn that increased land sealing, infrastructure and heavier downpours are speeding runoff and raising peaks, even as the floodplain reduces risk to built-up areas.