1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
In focus
ChristmasSyriaGerman election 2025
Latest audioLatest videos
Live TV
Crime

Police close Bonn station over apparent bomb threat

Lewis Sanders IV
January 26, 2020

Authorities have combed through the main station of the former capital, according to local media. Railway traffic was diverted to a nearby station across the Rhine River.

https://p.dw.com/p/3Wq4U
The central railway station in Bonn
Image: picture alliance/dpa/M. Becker

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn on Sunday said the central station in Bonn was closed due to police investigations.

Local newspaper General-Anzeiger said the closure was due to a bomb threat. However, police did not locate a device after combing the station and the surrounding area.

About 60 state and federal police officers were deployed to the area, along with five sniffer dogs.

Trains were diverted to a nearby station in Beuel. Deutsche Bahn said would-be travelers should expect delays.

Every evening, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. Sign up to receive it directly here.