Rail chaos in North Rhine -Westphalia: 28 kilometers of construction site ensures massive failures!

Rail chaos in North Rhine -Westphalia: 28 kilometers of construction site ensures massive failures!

Deutsche Bahn has announced extensive construction work in North Rhine-Westphalia, which will have an important impact on train traffic. From February 7th to 23rd, 2025, the route between Hagen Central Station and Hagen-Westhofen, which has a length of 28 kilometers, will be extensively renovated. This renovation work is part of the larger "S 3" program, which aims to improve the infrastructure of rail transport and to ensure operational safety. The use of new overhead line masts at the "Block Heide" valley bridge is another element of this construction work, such as "https://www.ruhr24.de/nrw/kilometer-bauste-nrw-zug-ausfaelle-ume-verkehr-- Bahn-linien-93535472.html"> Ruhr24 reported.

The construction work has significant changes for passengers. Affected long -distance traffic lines must expect direct failures and diversions. The ICE sprinter from Bonn via Cologne to Berlin will be completely omitted. On the ICE line from Cologne to Berlin, there will be diversions between Hagen and Hamm, which extend the travel time by about ten minutes. No traffic is also offered on the ICE connection from Koblenz via Cologne to Berlin until February 21; From February 22nd, the train will only run between Hanover and Berlin.

road affects

The changes also affect local transport. The RE 7 (national express) is replaced by replacement buses between Unna and Hagen, while the RE 13 (Eurobahn) between Hamm and Hagen is also operated by bus. The RE 17 (DB Regio) will offer bus traffic between Schwerte and Hagen. Buses between Dortmund and Schwerte are used for the regional trains RE 57 and RE 53, from 14 to 21 February. On the weekends of February 22nd and 23rd, the connections of the RE 13 between Hagen and Hamm and the RE 7 between Unna and Hamm also fail, whereby an hourly replacement traffic is set up. The DB is currently working intensively on updating its timetable information systems to inform passengers in good time.

In addition to these construction work, other routes in the region will also be affected by restrictions. In Bochum and at Düsseldorf Airport, there are currently hardly any long -distance trains, which also applies to Essen, Duisburg and Düsseldorf. Regional trains by bypass Bochum and are currently led by Essen via Herne to Dortmund. It should be noted that the route from the Ruhr area via Emmerich to the Netherlands has only been passable to a limited extent since November. This route is mentioned as part of the expansion to the European freight transport corridor, which leads from Rotterdam to Genoa.

planned closures

For the year 2025, further closures have been announced. The affected route will be completely blocked for different periods, including for two weeks in the NRW Easter holidays, eight weeks in the summer and two weeks in autumn. However, precise data on these closures are not yet known. In order to remain informed about current developments, access to the information materials of Deutsche Bahn is recommended, as in the data sheets on Deutschebahn.com summarized.