▁was ▁moved ▁further ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁Between ▁the ▁two ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁a ▁bridge ▁carried ▁the ▁later al ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁C ologne ▁port ▁and ▁fre ight ▁railway ▁over ▁the ▁Left ▁Rh ine ▁line ; ▁this ▁connected ▁via ▁a ▁circular ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Köln - B on ner ▁Eisen bah nen ▁( K BE , ▁" C ologne - B onn ▁Railway ") ▁line ▁( now ▁line ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁the ▁C ologne ▁Stadt bahn ) ▁and ▁from ▁V och em ▁a ▁track ▁branch ed ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁fre ight ▁yard . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁railway ▁accident ▁at ▁Br ühl ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁nine ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁ 1 4 9 ▁more ▁were ▁injured ▁when ▁a ▁train ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁track ▁at ▁excess ive ▁speed ▁ran ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁s iding ▁and ▁der a iled . ▁While ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁pl ung ed ▁down ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁and ▁sl ammed ▁into ▁an ▁a partment ▁building , ▁the ▁rear ▁part ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁pulled ▁across ▁the ▁platform ▁and ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁against ▁a ▁pill ar ▁supporting ▁the ▁platform ▁roof . ▁Cont rib uting ▁factors ▁in ▁the ▁accident ▁included ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁the ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁intermediate ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁exit ▁signals ▁and ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁track ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁to ▁normal ▁operations