New RE20 railway connects Berlin and Königs Wusterhausen – everything you need to know!

New RE20 railway connects Berlin and Königs Wusterhausen – everything you need to know!

A breath of fresh air is blowing across the transport landscape in Brandenburg, because from December 2023 there will be a new rail connection that will bring travelers to the region. The new regional train line RE20, which was named after the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB), will connect the cities of Lübben, Königs Wusterhausen, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Berlin every hour. This not only ensures more connections, but also significant time savings for commuters and travelers. Loud maz-online.de The new connection is made possible by the reopening of the Dresden Railway, which creates special connections between Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Rangsdorf and Zossen.

The innovations were announced by Alexander Kaczmarek, Deutsche Bahn's corporate representative, at a recent economic conference, and the anticipation of these developments is palpable. The Airport Express (FEX) will also take a new route from December and run every 15 minutes between the main train station, Potsdamer Platz and Südkreuz to the airport. This redesign means that the travel time from Berlin Central Station to BER will drop from 39 minutes to just 23 minutes.

Comfortable journey to Königs Wusterhausen

The RE20 regional train takes travelers from Königs Wusterhausen to Südkreuz in around 30 minutes, which significantly improves the journey for commuters. While the RE20 will initially end in Lübbenau, direct connections from Cottbus to BER are only possible in the form of certain trains. In order for the RE20 to also be able to travel to Cottbus in the future, the line needs to be expanded to two tracks, but this is not expected to be completed until 2027.

dvb.de offers travelers an easy way to plan their routes. Users can easily enter start and destination points or select them from a map. By clicking on “Show connections”, various travel options appear and detailed information about the selected connection is provided. Additionally, favorite points and connections can be saved as favorites to make future trips even easier.

Traffic statistics and regional significance

Interestingly, the Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg Comprehensive data on local commercial passenger transport is regularly available. This information is important not only for legal measures and administration, but also for monitoring transport performance, which is collected every year and every five years. The increased demand for public transport will strengthen regional transport in the long term, and this will contribute to improving air quality and reducing private transport.

The new RE20 and the associated changes are a step in the right direction to make Brandenburg more attractive for commuters and tourists. Demand is expected to continue to grow and rail will become an increasingly popular means of transport for residents and visitors to the region.