Riedbahn after renovation: trains roll again - a milestone for the train!

Riedbahn after renovation: trains roll again - a milestone for the train!

Gernsheim, Deutschland - The Riedbahn, the central connection between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is back in operation after a comprehensive renovation of general. Transport Minister Volker Wissing and the CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Richard Lutz, have ceremoniously released the route in Gernsheim. This significant renovation lasted five months and was carried out with the full blocking of the route, which enabled efficient renewal. According to Deutschlandfunk will drive the first trains from 11 p.m.

an aorta of the rail network

The Riedbahn is considered one of the most important routes in Germany, through which around 360 trains, including ICE connections, drive. Wissing emphasized the importance of this route for the reliability of the entire rail system and said: "The reliability of the Riedbahn will again give more security for the entire rail system." After the renovation, 95 percent of passengers in long-distance and regional traffic can now use the trains again, such as "https://www.rheinpfalz.de/startsite_artikel ,-wissing-nach-erster-strassen-sanierung-zuverlar reports. In addition, some of the train cancellations planned until January are now being lifted before Christmas Eve.

Total general renovation cost 1.3 billion euros and included the exchange of over 110 kilometers of tracks, 152 soft, as well as various signals and overhead lines. The work required the use of special machines that were carried out around the clock under extreme weather conditions. The successful implementation of this renovation concept gives hope for future projects that are to be realized according to the same model. At the celebrations, Wissing and Lutz pressed the symbolic red buzzer, which heralded the official restart of the route, and thus heralded the return to better rail traffic.