S-Bahn chaos in Berlin: Interruption by April 24th extended!

S-Bahn chaos in Berlin: Interruption by April 24th extended!

Berlin, Deutschland - The S-Bahn connection between Alexanderplatz and Ostbahnhof in Berlin is interrupted at least two days longer due to construction work. As rbb | 24 , the trains originally drive again from Tuesday, April 22nd. The new target for recovery is now Thursday morning, April 24th.

This delay was confirmed by Deutsche Bahn on request. The reason for the interruption is the additional material requirement, especially thresholds and accessories. The route has been interrupted since the evening of April 11th to renew worn out tracks. Until the Situation is remedied, replacement traffic with buses will also be maintained until the new end of the blocking.

affected lines and additional closures

S-Bahn trains temporarily slower on several sections, which is due to damage to the tracks. The affected lines include the S45, S46, S7, S8, S85 and S9. In order to ensure security, slow driving points have been set up. Work to remedy this damage should be completed by the end of the Eastern holidays.

In addition, there are further closures in the regional S-Bahn network: The S3 between Erkner and Rahnsdorf is affected by May 5th with replacement buses. The S5 between Strausberg North and Strausberg must also be switched to replacement traffic until April 25th. The ring railway is interrupted between the Westend and Halensee until April 28th due to demolition work.

superordinate context: General renovation of the Hamburg-Berlin-Berlin route

In the further context of the rail infrastructure, Deutsche Bahn that the railway connection between Hamburg and Berlin is heavily loaded with a length of 278 kilometers. For the period from August 2025 to April 2026 there is a comprehensive general renovation, which is also carried together by the federal government and the DB. This is supposed to include both superstructure as well as leading and security technology and includes work on 28 traffic stations.

The general renovation is divided into three construction areas: Hamburg -Büchen, Büchen - derengenthin and Dergenthin - Berlin. During this construction phase, more than 180 kilometers of tracks and around 200 switches are renewed. Six additional transfer positions are intended to increase stability and flexibility in the company. In addition, the heavily loaded route receives the European train influence system ETCS.

Modernization work is also carried out at the traffic stations, which include new toilet facilities, weather protection houses, accessibility and improved path guide systems. Under the use of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), a modern mobile network based on 5G is introduced, which should also improve mobile phone reception along the route.