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Update on incident in Saarbrücken marshalling yard: ICM case closed

All derailed wagons could be railed again until the afternoon of 8 December.  

All derailed wagons could be railed again until the afternoon of 8 December.  Four through tracks could be opened again for international through-going traffic. Change of staff in the marshalling yard is allowed again.

As a result of the incident, some switches and tracks in the marshalling yard are damaged, and repairs will take time since the needed new switch is not on stock. Including installation works of the switches, repairs can take until mid-February 2023.

Due to the good progress of the clean-up, DB Netz closed the process for International Contingency Management (ICM). Train operations are be handled in the bilateral contingency management process between DB Netz and SNCF-R. If coordination / escalation is needed, please get in touch with the role coordinator freight traffic in the DB Netz national traffic control center: at phone +49-69 265 19765 or via mail to Ffm.nlz-bkg@deutschebahn.com