Commuters in NRW: Bahnchaos between Cologne and Bonn until spring 2025!

Commuters in NRW: Bahnchaos between Cologne and Bonn until spring 2025!

Bonn, Deutschland - A comprehensive modernization of the most important rail routes in North Rhine-Westphalia has started and will lead to considerable restrictions on rail traffic by the end of February 2025. Deutsche Bahn has started the track renovations between Cologne and Bonn and installs a new signal box in Bonn. According to Ruhr24 , numerous lines are affected both in the long-distance.

from December 20, 2024 to February 27, 2025, several important connections are canceled or are redirected. The RB48 and RB30, which are set between Bonn and Remagen and the connection from Cologne Central Station to Bonn-Mehlem, are particularly affected lines. Deutsche Bahn points out that commuters should switch to replacement buses during this time and have to find out more before starting travel. The restrictions apply not only to the regional trains; IC and ICE connections also hold very differently. At times, Bonn Central Station is not controlled at all, which makes travel planning considerably more difficult for many commuters. Instead, the trains hold in Cologne Messe/Deutz and Bonn-Fleibel, which also means additional detours and waiting times, as also reports on wikipedia .

further effects on rail traffic

The comprehensive construction work is related to the strategic importance of Bonn Hauptbahnhof, which is not only an important hub for regional traffic, but is also a central contact point for long -distance trains and commuter traffic. Since the opening in 1844, the train station has developed strongly, especially since Bonn became the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. Today, around 75 long -distance trains serve the main train station every day, which counts around 50,000 passengers a day. During the construction work, travelers have to expect increased noise, which also makes the situation complicated.