German railway operator stops trains citing nationwide IT malfunction

A nationwide malfunction of Germany's digital railway radio system has caused all trains to be held at stations, with technicians working to resolve the issue.

German railway operator stops trains citing nationwide IT malfunction
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​Trains across ‌Germany were stopped ​late on Tuesday ‌due to a nationwide malfunction of the digital railway ‌radio system, operator ‌Deutsche Bahn said in a statement. "All trains are ⁠currently ​being ⁠held at stations," Deutsche Bahn said, ⁠citing an outage ​affecting the so-called Global System ⁠for Mobile Communication for ⁠Railways.

"Our ​technicians are working flat out ⁠to resolve the issue." No ⁠further ⁠details were available.

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