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Rail chaos in the Rhine-Main area: diversions and cancellations until July!
Commuters in Rüsselsheim must expect train cancellations and diversions due to construction work until the beginning of July. Find out more!
Rail chaos in the Rhine-Main area: diversions and cancellations until July!
Commuters and leisure drivers beware: In the Rhine-Main area there will be significant diversions and replacement services on several railway lines until the beginning of July. The lines S8, S9 and the regional train line RB 58 are particularly affected fr.de reported. These restrictions are part of an extensive renewal and modernization of the rail infrastructure that has been running since the end of April.
It will be particularly complicated for the S9 trains, which will not offer any trips between Kelsterbach and Wiesbaden main station until July 4th, both during the night (daily from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) and all day on the weekends. In addition, the regional train line RB 58 will be rerouted without stopping between Hanau and Frankfurt Süd from Friday, June 20th, 9 p.m. to Monday, June 23rd, 5 a.m. Schedule deviations and cancellations are also to be expected on the RB 58 between Laufach and Rüsselsheim Opelwerk during the night of June 24th to 28th.
Extensive construction work in Offenbach
The latest restrictions are not only due to general maintenance work, but also to intensive construction work in the Offenbach S-Bahn tunnel, which will last until July 4th. These measures include the renewal of around 15 kilometers of tracks as well as the replacement of five kilometers of tracks and five switches in Offenbach Ost station. The total costs for these construction measures amount to an impressive 180 million euros, with 150 million euros being invested in the new fire protection alone. fnp.de has published the details of this construction work.
In addition, there will be complete closures on additional weekends during the transition period from May 9th to 26th and on long weekends until the end of June. Replacement buses are to be used during the tunnel closures to relieve commuters: These buses will, among other things, commute from Offenbach Ost to Frankfurter Konstablerwache and from Offenbach Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt Airport.
Information for travelers
Deutsche Bahn recommends that travelers regularly check the digital timetable information provided by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund in order to stay up to date. For certain S8 journeys there will be an advance of 15 minutes on June 25th. In addition, from July 2nd, stops at key stations such as Gateway Gardens and the Airport Regional Station will be affected, which will extend travel time for many passengers.
The previous construction work between Mainz-Bischofsheim and Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk had already caused train cancellations in May. The current restrictions should therefore be seen as part of a comprehensive renovation concept that is intended to ensure the safety and future performance of the railway lines. nahverkehr-ffm.de has recorded the news and developments in rail transport in the Frankfurt area.