Construction work on the rail network: Travelers in Saxony have to prepare for long waiting times!
Construction work on the rail network: Travelers in Saxony have to prepare for long waiting times!
Meißen, Deutschland - The coming weeks have big changes for rail customers in Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. They have to adapt to significant restrictions in long -distance transport, which are caused by extensive construction work on bridges in Thuringia and on the route between Leipzig and Dresden. According to the information from diesachsen.de this applies in particular to numerous ICE and IC connections that lead to this region.
If you want to travel between Leipzig and Dresden between 23 and 29 June 2025, you should be ready to accept detours in the truest sense of the word. The section between Dornreichenbach and Dahlen is completely blocked due to renewal work on the soft. For example, passengers of the ICE line Wiesbaden-Dresden have to go through full program, because their connection will no longer end in Riesa and Dresden as usual. Replacement buses are available as an alternative, but the patient travelers have to expect travel time extensions of up to 90 minutes.
construction work and test drives
It will be particularly tricky from June 26 to July 12, 2025. During this period, the trains between Leipzig/Halle and Erfurt are affected by diversions, whereby the travel times between Leipzig and Munich are extended by up to 60 minutes. In addition, the travel time between Leipzig and Erfurt increases by around 20 minutes. Particularly annoying: direct connections, such as those from Frankfurt/Main to Halle (Saale), are completely.
Deutsche Bahn has announced extensive construction work on the renovation of bridges near Großmölsen Ollendorf and Hardisleben-Buttstädt. One reason for the exchange of the old elastomer camps with new calottes is the lower maintenance effort, such as dubisthalle.de reports. It is interesting that the DB will use this lock to carry out in cooperation with Siemens Mobility ICE test trips to gain valuable knowledge for the technical development of high-speed trains.
The effects on the timetable
The changes in train traffic will also affect travel on other routes. The departure and arrival times of trains between Munich and Leipzig are adjusted and some hold up, which makes it difficult to plan. For travelers who want to drive from Nuremberg to Leipzig or from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart and on to Nuremberg, this also means much longer travel times.
Deutsche Bahn expects a positive development of the route demand for 2024. This is promoted by an expansion of rail passenger traffic and offer increases in long-distance transport, as in a DetailsOrt Meißen, Deutschland Quellen
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