Chaos in rail traffic: Neubrandenburg until 2025 without a train connection!

Chaos in rail traffic: Neubrandenburg until 2025 without a train connection!

Demmin, Deutschland - rail travelers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are facing a long test of patience! By February 28, 2025, there will be no trains on the sections between Demmin - Stargard and Sponholz Castle. Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced the unfortunate news and thus completely disconnected from rail transport - the third largest city in MV. The city council has already ordered the DB for a clarifying conversation, but it seems as if nothing changes.

rail replacement traffic causes resentment

still have to switch to rail replacement traffic to get from Neubrandenburg to Stargard Castle or Demmin. "This is an enormous burden," complains Nancy Klevenow, responsible for marketing and business development in Demmin. The travel times are dramatically extended, which is a real challenge for both commuters and visitors. The mayor of Altentreptow, Claudia Ellgoth, sums it up: "It feels like amputated." Numerous commuters now have to accept complicated detours or return to the car frustrated frustrated.

And these difficulties are not only annoying for the locals! Tourists often prefer to postpone their trips when they hear: "It doesn't go a train?" The economic effects cannot be ignored, because Altentreptow is dependent on visitors. While the DB drives large construction projects on the Nordbahn, the work is slower than expected. Technical challenges and a nationwide lack of specialists delay everything. The completion was planned until August 2024, but now there is no longer any certainty. A DB spokesman admits the delayed execution of the work and the problems with personnel equipment.

hope remains

The DB has announced that the necessary construction work in Neubrandenburg, Altthreptow and Sternfeld will only continue in January. Comprehensive modernizations are planned, including new signal box technology and renewed platforms. The timetable is in the stars, and while the mayor of AlttheTreptow remains carefully optimistic, travelers hope for smooth traffic from March. For this only the "required additional resources" and experts have to be available, and the weather has to play along!