Construction work in the Ruhr area: Train traffic is quiet - commuters pay attention!
Construction work in the Ruhr area: Train traffic is quiet - commuters pay attention!
The rail travelers in Bochum have to adapt to considerable restrictions. From February 28, 2025, the Bochum main train station will hardly be hit for months. This is part of a comprehensive construction project that affects the route between Essen and Dortmund, where there will be a planned closure until April 25th. During this time the long -distance trains are almost completely diverted, and the train station is significantly suffering from the construction work, which leads to the modernization and extension of rails and platforms.
In the coming months, additional structural measures can be expected: from September to the end of October 2025, the route will be closed again. This means that passengers have to accept longer travel times, while the regional trains are redirected from Essen via Herne to Dortmund. However, the S-Bahn line 1 remains active during the construction work, which offers a certain flexibility for commuters.
effects on traffic
The construction work that takes place in the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) expansion in North Rhine-Westphalia aims to establish a new 15-minute cycle. Several straps are affected. This includes important lines such as:
- ICE lines
- RB40 (Essen-Witten-Hagen)
- RE41 (Bochum-Recklinghausen-Haltern am See)
- re1 (Aachen-Köln-Düsseldorf-Essen-Dortmund-Hamm)
- RE11 (Düsseldorf-Essen-Hamm)
- re6 (Cologne Airport-Minden)
- RE16 (Essen-Hagen-Erslohn)
- RB46 (Bochum-Wanne-Eickel-Gelsenkirchen)
regional trains will take about 20 minutes longer for their trip, which for many commuters results in a noticeable increase in travel time. A rail replacement traffic is set up to alleviate the inconveniences for travelers, but further information is not yet available.
long -term construction projects and investments
The upcoming work in Bochum are part of a larger infrastructure project by Deutsche Bahn. By 2025, the railway invested around 4.3 million euros in the modernization of the tracks, the course and overhead lines around Bochum, which will also be severely affected by various large construction sites in 2024. Traffic restrictions between the Ruhr area and the Rhineland are also expected during the Easter holidays and during the summer holidays.
In addition, the route between Oberhausen and Emmerich will be severely restricted for 80 weeks from autumn 2024. These mechanical engineering measures are part of a comprehensive plan for the renovation of 220 km tracks and 330 course in NRW, which should ensure a reliable function of the rail network by 2027. This will not only affect local transport and long-distance traffic, but also have massive consequences for commuters and companies that rely on rail transport, such as RP Online reported.Overall, travelers are facing a number of challenges in the coming months, both through the concrete construction work and through the associated diversions and longer travel times. Commuters should inform themselves in good time and consider alternative transport options in order to keep the inconvenience of the construction work as low as possible.
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