Commuters in Schleswig-Holstein: December 2024 brings massive train losses!

Commuters in Schleswig-Holstein: December 2024 brings massive train losses!

Lübeck, Deutschland - Train traffic in Schleswig-Holstein faces extensive restrictions that will affect commuters from December 15, 2024 and beyond. As the SHZ , a variety of construction work leads to numerous train failures on the most important routes, in particular between Hamburg and Kiel. From December 15, a new timetable will be implemented, which also influences night traffic and restricts the connections on weekdays. Commuters should adjust to a large number of train connections affected, including the RE7 line between Hamburg and Kiel and numerous other regional trains.

concrete effects on train traffic

From March 15, 2024, as the KN The lines RE 7 and RE 70 will again end in Pinneberg, which will result in additional bypasses for travelers. Also in the period from March 29 to April 15, all trains of the RE 7 line between Neumünster and Hamburg fail, so that during this time only one train rides. In addition, construction work on the Rendsburger Hochbrücke is expected to come to numerous failures on the Kiel - Rendsburg route.

commuter must therefore adapt to significant travel time extensions and possibly travel problems. Because other connections, such as the marching railway between Hamburg and Westerland, are severely affected by these construction sites. Deutsche Bahn will offer the affected passengers to offer buses as a replacement, but the uncertainty about the exact effects on daily shuttle traffic remains.