New timetable for rail customers: Faster connections and prices rise!

New timetable for rail customers: Faster connections and prices rise!

From Sunday, December 15th, there are considerable innovations in rail traffic that affect travelers in various regions. In Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in particular, the new timetable of Deutsche Bahn brings interesting changes. Particularly noteworthy is the introduction of a second transfer -free connection between Saarbrücken and Berlin. This new ICE runs from Frankfurt without stopover and increases the daily sprinter connections to Berlin to a total of three per direction, which significantly shortens the travel time between the two metropolises. The number of ICE trains that create the route in less than four hours rises to 22, such as reports.

In Westmecklenburg, too, some connections are changed by the new timetable of the Deutsche Bahn and the East German railway. Modern Stadler Kiss trains are still being used on the RE8 Nord line between Wismar and BER Airport. In addition, a new train from ODEG will take place between Wismar and Ludwigslust from Sunday every two hours, while the RB17 line will be operated by Deutsche Bahn in the future. The new line RB18 between Schwerin and Bad Kleinen is also an addition to the offer. An additional stop at the "Schwerin Industriepark" is introduced on the RB13 route between Rehna and Parchim. In order to relieve the commuters, the first morning ICE from Rostock via Schwerin to Hamburg will drive about 45 minutes later, which the travelers are loud ndr.de to bring to work in good time.