Parts of a long-distance train carrying 185 passengers derailed late on Saturday in southwestern Germany after the railway lines were hit by a landslide caused by heavy rain.
No one was injured and passengers were evacuated from the train early on Sunday, a spokesman for the national railway company said.
By mid-afternoon on Sunday, repair crews were able to clear one side of the track, but the line was still closed to high-speed traffic.
The landslide took place in the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, about 50 kilometers east of the city of Stuttgart.
According to the railway spokesman, the first two carriages of the train jumped off the track around 11:20 pm (2120 GMT) but did not overturn.
The mudslide was about 30 meters wide and also hit a road parallel to the railway, the spokesman said.
A car was hit but the driver was unhurt, he added.
The derailed long-distance train is back on the track and will be towed away, a railway spokeswoman said.
According to the spokeswoman, the train had been diverted between the cities of Ulm and Stuttgart due to flooding in the region.
After the landslide, all long-distance services between Stuttgart and Munich were suspended. It is still unclear how long the disruption will last.
Large parts of southern Germany were hit by heavy rain on Saturday, prompting many cities to declare a state of emergency as rivers swelled and flooding increased.
