More Sabotage? Northern Germany Rail Services Suspended…

Two communication lines were cut at two different locations in Germany on Saturday.

As a result, long-distance rail services in northern Germany came to a screeching halt.

There’s speculation that the cut communication lines were an act of “sabotage.”

“German rail operator Deutsche Bahn says sabotage caused the massive problems with the train network in the north of the country on Saturday,” Dpa news agency tweeted.

#BREAKING German rail operator Deutsche Bahn says sabotage caused the massive problems with the train network in the north of the country on Saturday pic.twitter.com/hgsBcOWD3U

— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) October 8, 2022

“Sabotage to cables which were vital for train traffic, meant Deutsche Bahn had to stop trains running in the north this morning for nearly three hours,” state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn said.

The German rail operator said "sabotage to cables which were vital for train traffic" led to the disruption – and security authorities have taken over the investigation. More details to follow

— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) October 8, 2022

Dpa said all “long-distance trains came to a total standstill in northern Germany at the start of the weekend.”

The train operator first blamed a “technical malfunction” but hours later said malicious activity brought down the rail network, prompting security authorities to get involved.

Security authorities have taken over the investigation after apparent sabotage brought train travel to a standstill in parts of northern Germany, according to the rail operator https://t.co/nCzKGwFM9O

— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) October 8, 2022

Dpa added:

Earlier, DB said the disruption was down to a technical problem with the digital train radio communication system.

The apparent sabotage brought train travel to a standstill in parts of northern Germany and the capital Berlin at the start of the weekend, before it was fixed a few hours later.

However, disruptions were still possible during the course of the day, a DB spokesperson said in Berlin.

Countless travellers in the region had been stranded at railway stations because all long-distance trains and some regional ones had been suspended.

In the states of Lower Saxony – where regional elections are being held tomorrow – Schleswig-Holstein and the city-states of Hamburg and Bremen, there were no trains running at all at the time.

Other parts of Germany were also affected. There were no long-distance trains running between Berlin in the east of the country, and Hanover and the western state of North Rhine Westphalia, DB said.

The German Train Company "Deutsche Bahn" says that the complete failure of the German rail system in North Germany is due to sabotage. The radio system GSM-R has been disabled.

Well, that is quite a coincidence.

— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) October 8, 2022

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https://t.co/JIY4H14VMN sagt, dass das GSM-R Netz kaputt ist und deshalb kein Zug fahren kann. Das bestätigt im Zug auch die Schaffnerin per Durchsage.
Aber für die Bahn ist es pauschal: "Reparatur an der Strecke" https://t.co/pjbGBWubje pic.twitter.com/YyDuswZWEJ

— Christian Murschall (@CMurschall) October 8, 2022

While nobody has claimed responsibility for “sabotaging” the communication lines, Saturday’s incident comes weeks after the Nord Stream pipelines were allegedly sabotaged.

The pipelines connect Russia to Germany and supplied natural gas to the European Union.

Were Nord Stream Pipeline Reported Leaks an Act of Sabotage?

Thus far, nobody has taken responsibility for the Nord Stream pipeline catastrophe.

The blasts put Germany’s economy in further turmoil as winter approaches and gas supplies are limited.

Zero Hedge noted:

Service was disrupted through the state of Lower Saxony and the city-states of Bremen and Hamburg. Also, international rail lines between Denmark and the Netherlands.

Der Spiegel magazine was more specific about the "sabotage" and said communication network cables for Deutsche Bahn were severed in two places.

This isn't the first time "sabotage" has been in the news. The disruption comes after EU leaders say acts of "sabotage" blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines that run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany.

NATO and EU stressed that member countries need to secure critical infrastructure against potential attacks.