Construction work and train failures: Chaos in rail traffic in NRW threaten!

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Bauarbeiten zwischen Dortmund, Hamm und Hagen bringen Zugausfälle und Verspätungen. Schienenersatzverkehr eingerichtet.
Construction work between Dortmund, Hamm and Hagen brings train failures and delays. Setting up rail traffic. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

In North Rhine-Westphalia, rail travelers will have to prepare for numerous restrictions on train traffic in the coming weeks. Construction work on several railway lines, which affect both regional and national connections, ensure access and delays. The routes between Schwerte/Dortmund and Hamm/Hagen as well as between Cologne and Koblenz.

are particularly affected

The work begins on April 25 and lasts until May 23, 2025. According to the Soester Anzeiger Bridge work that have a significant impact on train traffic. The affected rail lines include RE 7, RE 13, RE 57 and RB 53, so that rail travelers have to expect considerable delays.

affected stops and replacement traffic

In particular, some important stops are not approached due to the construction work. These include Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, Hagen Hauptbahnhof, Hamm (Westf) Central Station, as well as other stations such as swords, Bönen and Holzwickede. In order to mitigate the effects, rail replacement traffic is set up by buses between the main tracks. The buses run between Dortmund and Schwerte as well as between Hamm and Hagen.

In addition, the train connections between Cologne and Koblenz are also affected from May 2 to May 19, 2025. This is the commissioning of a new electronic signal box that goes hand in hand with final exams. In the period of this closure, numerous national and international ICE connections as well as important regional connections are affected. The Ruhr24 S-Bahn lines are affected.

extensive measures of Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn has announced that it would set up an extensive rail replacement traffic with over 100 buses. These are supposed to cover a total of around 700,000 bus kilometers to support commuters. The Cologne railway junction, which records over 500,000 commuters every day, is severely affected by the closure. Above all, the route between Cologne and Bonn is particularly overloaded, which underlines the need for infrastructure moderation.

In view of the high number of commuters and the important role of the railway for local transport in NRW, these measures stand for Deutsche Bahn in the context of continuous efforts to improve the existing infrastructure and to make it future -proof. Statistics showed that in 2018 rail traffic in NRW 75.0 percent of all the trips carried out, which underlines the relevance of the railway as a mode of transport NRW statistics .

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