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Herzing demands: Protection for Aschaffenburg’s ICE stop is essential!”
The mayor of Aschaffenburg, Herzing, is calling for the preservation of the important ICE stop, which will be eliminated from December and will severely affect commuters.
Herzing demands: Protection for Aschaffenburg’s ICE stop is essential!”
A threatening race against time for commuters from Aschaffenburg: From December 14th, a popular ICE will no longer stop in the city, which Mayor Herzing sees as fatal for the region. Loud aschaffenburg.news This ICE is the most frequently used train at the Aschaffenburg mobility hub and plays a key role in the connections from the Miltenberg district and the Aschaffenburg district.
“This decision particularly affects the hundreds of commuters who rely on the train every day,” said Herzing, concerned. In the morning, the regional and long-distance trains to Frankfurt am Main are always full, which illustrates the urgency of the problem. Many people consider switching to regional train services to Hanau to be unreasonable. After all, these trains are often delayed by up to 30 minutes or even canceled altogether.
Consequences for commuters
Access to the ICE from Hanau to Frankfurt is considered almost impossible for commuters. Herzing therefore appeals to Deutsche Bahn on behalf of the citizens of Aschaffenburg to keep the popular ICE train from stopping at 7:05 a.m. Many commuters would be forced to switch to cars - a step that would be anything but in the spirit of DB or the intended transport transition.
In addition, Herzing sent a letter to Heiko Büttner, Deutsche Bahn's representative for Bavaria, to advocate for the preservation of the ICE stop. In his opinion, it should be in the interests of transport policy to maintain this offer and to take the needs of commuters seriously.
“It is obvious that the region cannot do without the valuable ICE stop,” adds Herzing. Given the high demand and insufficient supply of alternative means of transport, citizens cannot simply be turned away. Maintaining this train stop is crucial for the economic and infrastructural stability of the region.
The support of citizens
According to Herzing, the resistance among citizens is noticeable. Many commuters and residents express their dissatisfaction with Deutsche Bahn's decision at city meetings. The movement to strengthen the necessary call to maintain the ICE stop is becoming louder and louder.
It remains to be seen how Deutsche Bahn will respond to the appeal. But until then, Aschaffenburg commuters face an uncertain future in which using the car may become the only solution. A circumstance that citizens certainly do not want to accept. The aim is for a decision to be made soon in the interests of commuters to ensure that the region remains mobile.