NRW railway traffic in danger: 15 trains fall away-commuters have to reschedule!

NRW railway traffic in danger: 15 trains fall away-commuters have to reschedule!

Hamm, Deutschland - In 2025 there will be massive changes in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in rail traffic, since the Rhein-Ruhr transport association (VRR) is planning to significantly restrict 15 train connections. The reason for this cut is considerable personnel defects, since around 300 train drivers are currently missing. Despite the efforts to close these gaps by temporary employment agencies at short notice, the great need remains unsolved. Among other things, the RE3 from Düsseldorf via Dortmund to Hamm will be affected, the last train of which is supposed to depart at 9 p.m., while the Re7 will also end from Krefeld to Rheine at 9 p.m. This reported Ruhr24 and added that other heavily frequented lines, such as the RE13 and RE39, Restrictions are experienced.

timetable adjustments in detail

In addition to the deletions, there are also some adjustments in the timetable that come into force from mid -December. Like reported, different lines are changed. This means that the stop in Bönen-Nordbögge does not apply on Sundays, which has new connections in Hamm. In addition, the RE 2, which has been departed in Münster at 6:25 a.m., is also forwarded and operates all holding to Haltern am See. The RE 15 line also receives a change that leads to Münster Hbf.