Handling at Wunstorf: Weekly train problems in Nienburg are expected!

Handling at Wunstorf: Weekly train problems in Nienburg are expected!

On March 12, 2025, there were considerable disorders in train traffic due to a landslide between Nienburg and Wunstorf. Like Harke reported, failures and delays were registered at the Nienburg train station, which are due to a damaged railway embankment near Wunstorf. The dam had become considerably unstable on Monday, March 10, as a result of construction work by the state road authority for a new bypass.

The affected section measures around 300 meters, and the trains are required to drive it only at a speed of 30 km/h. The S-Bahn line S2 only runs to Wunstorf; Passengers in the direction of Nienburg have to switch to the RE. In order to defuse the situation, regional express lines RE 1 and RE 8 have set up additional contents in Poggenhagen, Eilvese, Hagen (Han) and Linsburg, which extends the travel time by 30 minutes. In addition, the ICE trains between Hanover and Bremen/Oldenburg fail in both directions, while IC trains between Hanover and Bremen are late.

repair work and effects

The repair of the damaged dam is a prerequisite for bringing train traffic back to a normal level. The Deutsche Bahn and the road authority work hand in hand to remedy the damage, whereby it must be assumed that the impairments in train traffic could last for several weeks. The S2 failures should remain up to and including March 12, with a scheduled operation from March 13, 2025, such as sbahn.berlin noted.

The S2 is already one of the S-Bahn lines with the most delays; Only 83% of the trains were on time in 2024, which represents a decline of 3.3 percentage points compared to the previous year.