Commuters in the Rems-Murr district: chaos and stress at the start of the year!

Commuters in the Rems-Murr district: chaos and stress at the start of the year!

Waiblingen, Deutschland - commuter in the Rems-Murr district are faced with considerable challenges at the beginning of 2025. According to Stuttgarter Nachrichten have to deal with the direct buses from Waiblingen to Stuttgart with overcrowding during the rush hour. Many commuters wait in vain for a place and often stop outdoors.

The problems result from a route closure between Waiblingen and Bad Cannstatt, which has existed since Friday night. There is also a further full closure during the VfB home game on January 15th. Replacement buses that drive to Stuttgart Central Station, run every half hour, report commuters from long waiting times and overcrowded buses. The replacement traffic is organized by Arverio, there are votes between different railway traffic companies. The S-Bahnen to Cannstatt only offer connections every five and ten minutes.

causes of derailment

The current situation is caused by necessary work on leading and security technology for the digital node Stuttgart. Another night is planned between January 8 and February 3 between Stuttgart-Hauptbahnhof and Waiblingen. Due to these disorders, the S2 runs in two sections, while the S3 only runs between Waiblingen and Backnang. Like ZVW Large-scale railway blocking from mid-May to the end of July 2023, which also led to extensive problems for the commuters.

-transmitted by West-East media