Riedbahn renovation: trains roll again after five months without rails!

Riedbahn renovation: trains roll again after five months without rails!

Groß-Gerau, Deutschland - The general renovation of the Riedbahn between Frankfurt and Mannheim has been completed, and Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing celebrated this as a “public holiday” for the Federal Republic. At a celebration in Gernsheim, he praised the approximately 800 employees who worked on comprehensive renewal for five months. The work carried out includes the exchange of 111 kilometers of tracks, the renewal of 152 soft and the construction of 130 kilometers of driving wire and 16 kilometers of noise protection walls. Deutsche Bahn had blocked the 70-kilometer route the day after the final of the European Football Championship to complete everything until the upcoming timetable change on Sunday, such as The FAZ reported .

Retening of train traffic and digital improvements

From Sunday the trains should roll again, with long-distance transport, i.e. all ICE connections, starting their service. In addition, the regional express line 70 and the S-Bahn line S7 resume their operation, while the S-Bahn lines 8 and 9 only go into operation on December 24th. According to Deutsche Bahn, the renovation should result in 80 percent less delays in the future. By installing the European train control system ETCS, speeds of up to 200 km/h will even be possible in the future. "The construction site was really well planned," said Gerd-Dietrich Bolte, head of the Infrastructure projects of the railway in the Mitte region, and emphasized that an enormous amount of material could be installed in a short time, such as Tagesschau " reported .

However, the return to regular rail operations will be gradually carried out. Current restrictions in local and freight traffic can be expected by December 23. Commuters and travelers had to accept numerous detours during the construction period, as the rail replacement traffic was organized with up to 150 buses and 400 drivers. Many hope that the completion of the Riedbahn heralds a new era for rail traffic in Germany and that the frequent delays are finally a thing of the past.

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