Bahn chaos in Dortmund: Two lines will be out for months from June!

Bahn chaos in Dortmund: Two lines will be out for months from June!

From the end of June 2025, there will be significant changes in rail traffic in Dortmund. As Ruhr24 , the regional railway lines RB 50 and RB 51 fall between Dortmund and Lünen for more than a month. The period of the interruption extends from Friday, June 20th to Friday, July 25, 2025. The failures are necessary to renew tracks and maintain platforms.

Passengers affected must switch to buses between Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and Lünen Central Station. From Lünen, the regional trains can be used normally again. The timetable of the replacement traffic is published on Zuginfo.nrw. It is worth noting that the same route was already closed for 14 days for construction work in autumn 2023.

progress of the construction work

Current things like the construction work at Dortmund main station run according to Radio912 according to plan. The focus of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is on the expansion for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX), which will lead from Cologne via Düsseldorf to Dortmund. Not only have to build new tracks and soundproofing walls, but also adapted bridges and expanded platforms.

The railway expects that from April 2025 all long -distance trains can drive again according to schedule, but some ICEs are currently being redirected via Gelsenkirchen because there are not enough capacities in Dortmund. The infrastructural improvements are part of a comprehensive plan to upgrade the rail network.

infrastructure program for the rail

This work is in the context of an extensive infrastructure program for the rail network initiated by the federal government and DB. According to DetailsOrtDortmund, DeutschlandQuellen

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