Construction work in North Rhine -Westphalia: commuters have to switch to buses and diversions!

Construction work in North Rhine -Westphalia: commuters have to switch to buses and diversions!

Bonn, Deutschland - Deutsche Bahn began on December 20, 2024 with the modernization of the tracks on the north-south axis in North Rhine-Westphalia. This construction work affects the route between Cologne and Bonn and include the installation of a new signal box in Bonn. As a result, commuters in local and long-distance transport must expect significant restrictions by the end of February 2025, such as Ruhr24 reported.

As part of the construction work, there are several failures and diversions of train lines. The following regulations must be observed:

• The RB48 is from December 20, 2024 to January 3, 2025 between Cologne Central Station and Bonn-Mehlem.
• The RB30 and RB48 are affected between Bonn Central Station and Remagen from January 3 to January 10, 2025.
• on the weekend (4th and 5th January) the RE5 and RB26 are canceled, while the RE5 stops in Sechtem and Roisdorf during the week.
• from January 10 to January 20, 2025, the RE5, RB26 and RB30 between Bonn and Remagen are affected; The RB48 also fails during this period.
• from January 20 to February 27, 2025, RE5 and RB26 fail between Bonn and Remagen; RB30 and RB48 are also affected.

rail replacement and long -distance traffic changes

For commuters, it is recommended to inform themselves in good time and, if necessary, switch to buses. Long-distance transport, including the ICE and IC trains, must run on the right side of the Rhine during the construction work. Here, there are no stops in Andernach, Remagen, Bonn Central Station and Cologne Central Station. Instead, the holding is carried out in Cologne Messe/Deutz and Bonn-Beuel. Residents along the route also have to expect increased noise pollution.

In addition, customers of Deutsche Bahn are compared to other travel problems in North Rhine-Westphalia. There are currently no strikes in sight, but there are rail replacement traffic between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf as well as on the route to Cologne, as . In a planned construction project to expand the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX), it is expected that work will begin between Leverkusen and Langenfeld, which will also have an impact on train traffic.