Traffic - Bahn sends four months less ICE on the track
Travelers who want to board an ICE train in North Rhine-Westphalia or arrive there with an ICE train must adjust to a significantly limited offering for more than four months. According to a letter from Transport Minister Oliver Krischer (Greens) to Bahn-CEO Richard Lutz, there will be significantly fewer ICE trains starting August 5th. Two of the daily four ICE connections from Aachen to Berlin will be canceled, among other affected connections.
The railway announced that this is not a fundamental reduction but a temporary restriction until December 14th. After that, the timetable change takes effect. There is exceptionally high construction activity along many railway tracks in Germany. "This affects the available capacity on the infrastructure and operational stability, even outside construction sites," the railway stated. The WDR and WAZ had previously reported on this. Minister Krischer's letter is also available to the dpa.
- Despite the temporary cancellation of two daily ICE connections from Aachen to Berlin in North Rhine-Westphalia, Richard Lutz, the Bahn-CEO, reassured travelers that this is not a fundamental reduction, but a temporary restriction.
- Oliver Krischer, the Transport Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and a Green party member, informed Richard Lutz in a letter that there will be significantly fewer ICE trains starting August 5th due to high construction activity along many railway tracks in Germany.
- Travelers planning to use the railway in Düsseldorf might be affected by these changes, as some ICE trains heading to Berlin will not be operating during the restriction period, which ends on December 14th.
- After December 14th, the railway in Berlin and other parts of Germany, including the ICE services, will return to their regular schedules, according to the statement from the railway.
