Bomb threat at Augsburg main station – police on a large scale!

Bomb threat at Augsburg main station – police on a large scale!

Today, July 18, 2025, there was a bomb threat against a hotel at Augsburg Central Station. The police are on site and are carrying out extensive investigations to determine the seriousness of this threat. weekly paper reports that the threat became known mid-morning and immediate action was taken to ensure the safety of the public.

While the trains continue to run, local transport has been massively affected. As of 10:30 a.m., all bus and tram lines in the direction of the main train station as well as to Stadtbergen and the university clinic were stopped. Mercury added that the access roads in the area of ​​the main train station were also closed, which caused significant disruption to the flow of traffic.

Growing number of threats

The bomb threat in Augsburg is part of a worrying development that has been observed across Germany in recent months. Schools in numerous federal states received similar threats, resulting in students being sent home as a precaution. The number of bomb threats has increased across Germany, which is particularly alarming during the high school graduation phase. Euronews reported on hundreds of schools affected, including in Rhineland-Palatinate, where the Ministry of Education condemned the attacks as abhorrent. There have also been around 40 cases of threatening emails in Bavaria, especially in the Augsburg area.

Police investigations are underway, both in Augsburg and nationwide, to better understand the background to these worrying incidents. Security authorities emphasize that bomb threats are a serious crime and tie up significant resources.

With the measures taken, the authorities hope that the situation can be resolved quickly and the safety of the population can be restored. Further information on the situation around the hotel at the main train station is expected as police continue their operation.