Train cancellations until the end of August: Commuters between Guben and Poland affected!
Cottbus: Train cancellations between Guben and Zielona Góra due to construction work in August 2025. Replacement buses organize the connection.

Train cancellations until the end of August: Commuters between Guben and Poland affected!
Rail travelers between Guben and Zielona Góra will have to prepare for considerable inconvenience next August. Between August 4th and 30th, 2025, train services will be completely suspended on line RB92 as extensive construction work is carried out. These measures affect the section from the German border to Czerwieńsk and are loud LR Online necessary to improve the infrastructure.
To mitigate the impact of the construction work, replacement buses will be offered to replace the trains. The departure times for the buses can be viewed online and are also clearly displayed at the stops. Particularly worth mentioning: The early connection starts at 5:28 a.m., instead of the regular time of 6:11 a.m. For travelers traveling in the evening, the departure time will change to 6 p.m. instead of the usual 5:50 p.m.
Itinerary and alternatives
But it's not just the route between Guben and Zielona Góra that is struggling with construction work. The entire German-Polish train service is also struggling with numerous disruptions. The passenger association PRO BAHN and the KolejDEPL initiative clearly criticize the repeated train cancellations. Cross-border regional trains often fail, while long-distance transport is characterized by unreliability. Construction sites are one of the main reasons for this: the Berlin-Angermünde-Szczecin route will be closed until 2026 and travelers will have to switch to buses. The new construction of the Oder Bridge also creates further restrictions. DMM.travel provides an overview of additional construction sites and their impacts.
Stay informed
In order not to fall into the trap of short-term disruptions, travelers can use the interactive disruption map DB timetable View current information on train cancellations and route interruptions. The service also offers the ability to obtain real-time positions of trains and receive automatic notifications in the event of delays.
In view of the many challenges in cross-border traffic, PRO BAHN calls for more political commitment to rail traffic between Germany and Poland. It remains to be seen whether the announced construction work will actually bring about the desired progress - in any case, travelers are currently looking for reliable alternatives.