Traffic chaos in Hanover: Construction sites and diversions from January 2025!

The traffic between the “Waterloo”, “Markthalle/Landtag” and “Kröpcke” stops is currently not possible due to construction work. This applies in particular to lines 3, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13 that are diverted. The Üstra recommends that passengers to find out more about the Üstra app or the website UESTRA.de and through customer service and to plan more time. This was from Hannover.de reported.

From Saturday, January 11, 2025, changes apply to several lines. Line 9 is diverted between "Empelde" and "Central Station/Zob" and drives to the "Goetheplatz" above "Humboldtstrasse" from "Black Bär". Further adjustments concern lines 10 and 17. Line 12 is no longer necessary, while regular traffic in line 10 between "Central Station/ZOB" and "Ahlem" is maintained.

Details on the diversions

from Sunday, January 12, 2025, lines 9 and 10 will be on the road in a combined journey from 5 a.m. to January 13, 2025, 3 a.m. In addition, line 3, 7 and 13 regularly runs regularly to "all way" and then over the blocked routes to the "Central Station/ZOB". Line 17 is completely set. During the construction work, replacement traffic is set up by bus between "Humboldtstraße" and "Kröpcke".

In addition to these measures, Infra plans to maintain and renew the track systems of the Üstra Stadtbahnen. This work is necessary to manage the daily loads from around 40 tons. Information on further construction projects and track work for 2024 are prepared on the website Uestra.de . These measures also include the construction of new elevated platforms and the creation of a new end point for line 2.