Direct connection Lüneburg-Berlin: From Sunday again!

Direct connection Lüneburg-Berlin: From Sunday again!

The Deutsche Bahn transport area will be shaken from December 15, 2024 by massive changes and the setting of the direct connection between Lüneburg and Berlin. As the Landeszeitung reports, the ICE direct connection set up between Hamburg and Berlin in the past four months will be dissolved again this weekend. Travelers have to adjust to the regular connection via Büchen, Ludwigslust and Wittenberge, since the detour measures have now ended due to the construction work. These detours made it possible to temporarily connect Lüneburg to Berlin, which met with great demand.

timetable changes and new connections

But that's not the only news: the ndr reports that in the course of the new winter timetable and one further direct connection to Berlin. This is done at a time when Bremerhaven loses its previous IC connection due to lower demand. Instead, an Intercity will drive from Cologne through the Emsland to Norddeich Mole.

In addition, a second ICE direct connection between Bremen and Berlin is realized, which only stops in Hanover. The travel route will be expanded by a new night act, which couples Wolfsburg, Hanover and Göttingen to Berlin, Frankfurt and Switzerland. These adjustments represent both an increase and a reduction in train connections, which will significantly change the offer landscape.

For Lüneburg, returning to the previous route means the end of a short period of increased accessibility to the federal capital. Many travelers had favored the direct connection between the two cities, which now has to give way to the faster train connection via Hamburg.