Bahnbau ensures chaos: travelers are stranded on Rose Monday!

Bahnbau ensures chaos: travelers are stranded on Rose Monday!

on Rose Monday, March 19, 2025, an unexpected change in the timetable of the regional railway RB27 caused considerable confusion among travelers. According to the Rhein-Zeitung on this day only held in the direction of Mönchengladbach and not in the direction of it. Koblenz. This restriction meant that numerous rail customers who returned from carnival parades in Linz or Cologne were stranded in Leutesdorf.

The Situation was reported by an attentive reader and VG boss Jan Ermtraud. The reason for the changed stop could be a construction site in Koblenz, which may have affected the rail operating processes.

extensive restrictions in rail operations

The circumstances on Rose Monday are not the only ones who have recently caused problems in rail traffic. In other regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, there were also restrictions, as reported to RP online . Construction work between Dortmund and Bochum leads to train failures and diversions. Deutsche Bahn employees are heavily burdened due to high sick leave. The spokesman Dirk Pohlmann explained that it was initially attempted to deal with the challenges through overtime and vacation representatives.

Overall, the restrictions in local transport in North Rhine-Westphalia are expected to stop until Christmas, which is an additional burden for commuters and travelers in the Ruhr area.

long -term construction work and their effects

In another context, construction work in the Neubrandenburg area is also important. These last until the end of March 2025 and affect numerous lines, including RE5, RE51 and Re4.

The db Regio has informed that the old signal boxes are replaced by electronic signal boxes, which aims to modernize rail operations. Despite the progress in the construction sites, however, there are still restrictions, since the test and acceptance procedures for the new signals were delayed by one month.

The current timetables and information on rail replacement can consult travelers by February 28, 2025. The situation clearly shows that both short -term and long -term construction projects have a significant impact on rail traffic and that travelers can face major challenges.