Chaos in Cottbus local transport: Numerous bus lines fail!

Chaos in Cottbus local transport: Numerous bus lines fail!

In Cottbus, the bikes stand still today - the city's bus lines are massively affected. Cottbus traffic announces numerous failures due to sick reports in the personnel area. Passengers have to prepare for privation because many popular connections do not drive. In particular, lines 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 33 and replacement traffic EV1 are affected, which they all bring through the city on different routes.

Many passengers are upset about the lack of information at the stops and the scoreboards. After all, Cottbus traffic had already pointed out possible failures in social networks on Sunday, but many affected people do not seem to have received or saw this information. The company endeavors more transparency, but the current state ensures confusion and displeasure.

affected lines in detail

• line 13: Course between Gelsenkirchener Allee, Groß Gaglow and Gallinchen.
• line 14: connects Kolkwitz with Sachsendorf.
• line 15: drives from the train station to Sielow.
• line 16: Starts from the city hall and drives to Gallinchen.
• line 17: Go from school Groß Gaglow to Kahren.
• line 20: connects Güba and Döbbrick.
• line 33: drives from Gablenz.
• Replacement traffic EV1: after Schmellwitz-Anger.

The failures are not the first for Cottbus traffic. Already on October 11, 2024 there were massive disorders in city and regional traffic, also caused by a lack of staff in connection with failures. Passengers also had to adapt to a number of omitted journeys of different lines, including several trains of lines 10, 12, 19, 42 and 43. The city asks its passengers for understanding and has provided the current timetables and information about the failures in the customer centers at the main train station and in the city promenade. Frequent updates can also be found online on the website of Cottbusverkehr and in the VBB app "Bus & Bahn", as niederlausitz-aktuell.de.

A look at the lack of staff

The failures in Cottbus traffic are part of a major problem in local public transport in Germany. The lack of personnel, especially for bus drivers and drivers, is one of the central topics that can also be felt in other regions such as Nuremberg. There, the transport companies are looking for new employees to meet the increasing requirements. By 2030, an additional 100,000 employees in Germany will be expected in Germany, as in a report on [Br.de] (https://www.br.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/oeffenterhnah traffic-warum-die-raeder-imer-oefter-Tlhoval).

The current situation in Cottbus is reflected in a broader frame. The hope of a future -oriented turnover turnaround not only requires new concepts, but also a good knack for recruitment. Without a solution to the personnel bottlenecks, public transport in many cities seems to be at risk of satisfying the people who are constantly demanding. So far, passengers in Cottbus only have to show patience and hope for improvement soon.