Railway node between Cologne and Bonn closed for two weeks

Due to the closed train line between Cologne and Koblenz, passengers also have to switch to buses in Bonn. For not a few, this is associated with stress. These are the reasons.

For two weeks, the railway junction between Cologne and Bonn is fully closed. In time, the interlockings are to be modernized. Numerous regional trains and long-distance trains are either cancelled or diverted.

On Friday evening, there were disturbances of a little more than two weeks on the rail at Cologne Central Station. Regional roads and long journeys are affected. The journeys between the German city and Brussels are affected in particular. The partial interruption is necessary for the installation of a new signalling station, according to the railway operator Deutsche Bahn. The high-speed ICE trains on the Bonn-Cologne-Berlin line have been abol…

Train traffic around Cologne is disrupted for two and a half weeks due to works at the central station. Trains to and from Brussels are being diverted via Krefeld.

There is almost nothing left at the main train station of the cathedral city. For over two weeks, many regional railways and S-Bahn trains cannot drive at the station. The reason: construction work.

MAINZ/WIESBADEN. Following the massive restrictions on rail traffic between Mainz, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden announced at short notice, the railway is apologizing for its action. "The short term with which the construction work was announced from 3 May around Mainz and Rüsselsheim does not correspond in any way to our claim and we can only apologize in all [...]