German railway operator stops trains citing nationwide IT disruption

A nationwide disruption of Germany's digital railway radio system, GSM-R, has halted all trains across the country, with technicians working to resolve the issue.

German railway operator stops trains citing nationwide IT disruption
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Trains across Germany ‌were stopped late on Tuesday due to a nationwide disruption 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. The GSM-R is the main ⁠communication tool between train driver and traffic ⁠control ​centers.

"Our technicians are working flat out to resolve ⁠the issue," Deutsche Bahn said. No further details ⁠were ⁠available.

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