Culture capital in danger: rail chaos between Chemnitz and Leipzig!

Culture capital in danger: rail chaos between Chemnitz and Leipzig!

The rail connection between Leipzig and Chemnitz is under considerable pressure. Persistent problems such as train failures, delays and capacity bottlenecks lead to growing frustration among commuters and visitors to the Capital of Culture. The Chemnitz rail initiative has spoken out and demands comprehensive measures to improve the situation. Spokesman Sebastian Drechsler already describes the regional express line 6 as a "total failure", which underlines the urgency of the situation. According to MDR , the need to rent additional trains, improve.

The initiative speaks for the rental of additional locomotives and wagons to reduce the disorders in traffic. In addition, a proposal is made to introduce additional trains via Riesa as a temporary solution, which could increase capacity. Currently, only a diesel fleet runs between Chemnitz and Leipzig, which further complicates the situation. If it succeeds in using the Mittelachsen Transport Association, this would be progress, provided that there are sufficient train drivers available.

claims of the rail initiative

In a clear appeal, the rail initiative not only calls for additional trains on the alternative routes, but also an expansion of the intercity connection between Chemnitz and Rostock to a two-hour clock. At the moment, only two trains are offered north in the morning and back to Chemnitz in the evening. This connection is financed by the Free State of Saxony, but it remains unclear whether the Deutsche Bahn has a sufficient number of trains and staff to adequately operate this line.

Another point is the use of older double -decker trains as a temporary solution, which, however, have regular technical problems. A wagon behind the diesel locomotive cannot be used due to odor nuisance. These wagons have been known since the 1990s to suck diesel emissions through their air conditioning systems. According to Schiene, this condition is not portable and significantly affects the travel quality of passengers.

The problems on the Chemnitz-Leipzig railway line are part of a larger phenomenon in Germany, where train failures and delays are widespread. Such disorders are not only annoying, they also endanger mobility at a time when sustainable means of transport are becoming increasingly important. A look at Tagesspiegel shows that there are repeated technical disorders, signal problems and missing staff, which also contains passengers.