Passengers were heading for Hamburg, Germany when the technical failure train stopped in the railway tunnel.
Approximately 400 passengers were saved from a high -speed train near Vienna after a technical failure. This was announced on Saturday by a spokesman for the Austrian ÖBB railways, which provided information to the APA news agency.
Passengers went to Hamburg, Germany when the train stopped in the railway tunnel. The passengers were transported by a replacement train. The kit set out on Saturday at 13.13 h, the failure occurred at 15. 30 h, the spokesman said.
The evacuation was still in the evening. Initially, engineers were considering towing the train, but eventually decided to provide a replacement kit.
A spokesman for the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) said on Saturday night that there was a technical failure on the train. However, he pointed out that the operator of the section in the neighboring country is the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
According to reports, passengers were stuck for hours, partly in the dark and without air conditioning. A number of rescuers were sent to the place. Initially, there was no immediate information about passenger injuries.
