New Year's Eve shock: Traffic traffic around Frankfurt is plagued by travelers!

On New Year's Eve, December 31, 2024, there are considerable disorders in rail traffic around Frankfurt. Parts of regional transport and two S-Bahn lines in the Rhein-Main area are affected. The reason for the restrictions is the short -term disease of signal box staff, which is why no short -term replacement can be provided. These restrictions apply from Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. to Wednesday morning, January 1, at 6 a.m.

The RE2, which usually connects Frankfurt, Mainz, Bingen and Koblenz, ends prematurely in Rüsselsheim and turns there. The S-Bahn line 8 is diverted between Raunheim and Frankfurt Stadium in both directions and does not stop in Kelsterbach, regional train station at the Frankfurt airport and in Gateway Gardens. The S-Bahn line 9 will be completely stopped from New Year's Eve at 8 p.m. to New Year at 6 a.m. A replacement traffic with buses between Raunheim and Frankfurt-Gateway Gardens will be set up, while the redirected S8 can serve as a replacement for the S9 and the RE2.

failures on New Year's Day

On New Year's Day, January 1, 2024, there are further failures in rail traffic around Frankfurt, which are due to the high sick leave at the personnel, as the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) reports. On the connection between Frankfurt and Langen, trains are returning on January 1, but restrictions on the RB29, RB40, RB41, RB52, RB75 and Re98/99 with possible driving failures or partial failures can be expected.

In the night of Tuesday, January 2, lines S8 and S9 are diverted due to personnel failures, with the “Gateway Gardens” stops, “Regional Station” Airport and “Kelsterbach” eliminated in both directions. On New Year's Eve between Langen Bahnhof and Frankfurt from 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., no train was possible due to the failure of signal box staff. In addition, lines of the lines RE60 and RB67/RB68 until 9:00 a.m. on New Year's Day between Langen and Frankfurt Central Station are eliminated.

The operation of the line S4 had been discontinued on New Year's Eve since 2:00 p.m. On New Year's Day until 9:00 a.m., the S3 line only commutes between Bad Soden and Central Station Frankfurt. Buses run between Niederhöchstadt and Kronberg. Furthermore, a busnoter substitute between Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof and Langen with four buses from Royal Busreisen will be set up. Replacement buses from Holiday Reisen are also on duty between Langen and Frankfurt Südbahnhof. In addition, replacement buses also run between Langen and the main station Frankfurt.