EP Express station 'Hotels'

On 19 August 2018, Looopings followed up the EP-Express accident with striking recovery news. Just one day after two monorail trains collided at Europa-Park, the damaged front of one train had already been replaced. Photos showed the train running its usual laps through the park again, with only the front stickers still missing. In the collision the previous day, two people had suffered minor injuries, and Europa-Park had said the incident happened during a shunting movement. The quick return mattered to visitors because the EP-Express is more than a ride: the line also connects the hotels with several park areas and helps guests cover long distances comfortably. Looopings also compared the swift repair with Europa-Park’s response to a major fire earlier that year, after which nearby attractions reopened quickly. For the hotel station, the article shows how closely the monorail’s operation is tied to the daily flow of resort guests.

On 18 August 2018, Looopings reported an accident involving the EP-Express in Europa-Park’s hotel area. At around 09:30, two monorail trains collided in front of the El Andaluz themed hotel, close to the stop serving the Europa-Park hotels. Police said two people suffered minor injuries. Eyewitnesses described a train carrying passengers hitting an empty train. Europa-Park stated that the incident happened while a train was being shunted. For visitors, the key point was that the passengers were able to leave the train independently via the station and that the EP-Express returned to operation later that day. The article also placed the incident within the monorail’s history: the EP-Express opened in 1995, runs six metres above the ground and connects areas including Germany, Spain, Greece and the hotels. For the hotel station, the news matters because it showed how vulnerable an elevated transport link can be when something goes wrong right at the resort edge.