Steel City: Essen's Industrial Past - A 16-year-old girl dashes across train tracks, prompting an oncoming suburban train to apply its brakes.
Around 5 PM, the Essen Federal Police Station was alerted to a risky disruption of train service at the Essen-Steele station. While traveling towards Essen-Steele, a 37-year-old train driver spotted someone in the tracks approximately 600 meters ahead of his S9 train. He promptly applied emergency brakes and came to a halt just a short distance from the 16-year-old in question. Subsequently, the driver and two attendants helped the girl onto the train, then proceeded to Essen-Steele station. They immediately alerted the Deutsche Bahn crisis control center, which in turn contacted federal law enforcement.
The train operator endured a shock during the incident and had to step down from his duties. The passengers in the train, however, remained unharmed. The 16-year-old girl disclosed to the officers that she had taken a stroll along the track bed with the intention of finding a peaceful spot to read her book. She claimed unawareness of the dangers inherent in the railroad infrastructure. Due to her age, she was placed in the care of emergency services and taken to Essen Central Station's police station. Her mother was duly notified and soon arrived to take custody of her daughter.
The unexpected braking of the train caused a ripple effect, leading to a 39-minute delay on seven other trains. Two of these trains were forced to cancel completely. Federal Police initiated an investigation into illegal disruption of train operations. The authorities wished to reiterate the grave dangers of loitering near railways: modern trains can only be heard in close proximity, and it may already be too late by then. Moreover, trains cannot divert their path. In addition to train traffic itself, working equipment such as live power lines, towers, and other infrastructure create peril. The gusts of wind generated by passing trains can set objects at the platform's edge in motion. Always obey the safety line marked on the ground and cease crossing until the train has come to a complete halt. For more safety guidelines, consult the website: https://www.bundespolizei.de/Web/DE/02Sicher-im-Alltag/04Sicher-auf-Bahnanlagen/Sicher-auf-Bahnanlagen_node.html
(Note: This content was adapted from official sources and crafted in collaboration with AI.)
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