Railway chaos in sword: timetable changes and replacement buses from Friday!

Railway chaos in sword: timetable changes and replacement buses from Friday!

Schwerte, Deutschland - train drivers in the Schwerte, Unna and Dortmund area must expect serious timetable changes from Friday, April 25th. These adjustments to the Deutsche Bahn are necessary because work is carried out on a motorway bridge that require an adaptation of the rail infrastructure to swords. These track closures are expected to apply until May 23, 2025 and affect both long-distance and local transport.

The work begins at 6 a.m., with several rail lines affected in the next four weeks. In long -distance transport, the trains from Cologne via Wuppertal towards Berlin lead to the extension of the trains, which results in a travel time extension of around 30 minutes. In addition, the sprinter trains of the ICE line Bonn-Cologne-Hannover-Berlin are eliminated. Nevertheless, at least two -hour direct connections between Cologne and Berlin are maintained during the construction work.

affected lines in local transport

In local transport, the trains of lines RE 7 and RE 13 between Hagen and Hamm will not run. The Dortmund-Hörde route-Schwerte is also partially closed, which has an impact on lines RB 53 and RE 57. During this time, Deutsche Bahn uses replacement buses that run between the affected stops. This also applies to the trains of RB 59 between Unna and Holzwickede, which will fail until May 5th.

The need for these measures results from the first work that started in February 2025. From the end of April, the overhead line systems will also be relocated and cable work under the motorway bridge will be carried out. During the blocking, maintenance work also takes place on two railway bridges: the "Binnerheide" and the "Old Dortmunder Weg".

long -term infrastructure investments

The current intervention is part of the extensive renovation program of Deutsche Bahn, which provides for total expenditure of 53 billion euros by 2027. As part of this program, DB creates targeted measures to improve the rail infrastructure, including 8 billion euros for general renovations and 26 billion euros for projects outside the main corridors. The DB also focuses on intensification of classic maintenance with a doubling of the funds to 5 billion euros per year from 2025 to 2027.

With the aim of regaining the performance of the railway and restoring the growth path, several measures have already been determined. These include the modernization of over 400 train stations and the implementation of new technologies to reduce train failures.

Details on the changes in train traffic and the replacement timetables are available on the Deutsche Bahn website. The DB asks for understanding for the inevitable impairments that can arise from construction noise and diversions.

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