- Germany's national railway network experienced a nationwide halt late on Tuesday due to a critical failure in its GSM-R digital communication system.
- The disruption left countless passengers stranded, leading to long queues at station information desks as travellers sought alternative routes.
- Deutsche Bahn, the primary operator, confirmed the issue, stating the cause had been identified but not specified, and that technicians were working on a solution.
- The company apologised for the situation and offered taxi and hotel vouchers, also making trains available at stations for stranded passengers.
- Services began to resume approximately two hours after the outage was reported, though significant delays and cancellations were still anticipated across parts of the network.
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