Traffic - New train timetable: More seats on the NRW - Berlin route
Deutsche Bahn wants to offer more seats on the important long-distance route between Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. With the timetable change this Sunday, Deutsche Bahn has announced a new ICE line Berlin-Wuppertal-Cologne/Bonn. It will run every two hours and will no longer be divided or coupled in Hamm, as reported by Deutsche Bahn in Düsseldorf on Wednesday. This should reduce the journey time between Cologne and Berlin by up to ten minutes. The ICE trains via Dortmund and Düsseldorf will then be able to run every two hours with twice the capacity. For Bielefeld, the change will mean around 40 percent more ICE stops to and from Berlin, according to Deutsche Bahn.
There will also be improvements to the Berlin-Hannover-Cologne ICE trains: Among other things, they will continue to travel to and from Aachen three times without changing trains instead of once in the past, although in one case only from April due to construction work.
Three direct connections per day and direction are still planned between Münster and Berlin, now all with the ICE.
There are also changes on the Cologne-Bremen-Hamburg route. Three journeys will be converted from Intercity to ICE, including one return journey to and from Rügen. The evening Sprinter at 18:06 from Cologne to Hamburg (arrival: 21:50) with intermediate stops only in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and Münster will be discontinued. Instead, there will now be a later ICE at 19.36 from Cologne to Hamburg (arrival: 23.46) with intermediate stops in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Münster, Osnabrück and Bremen.
On Saturdays, travelers will be able to travel directly to the East Frisian coast by train: An existing ICE from Stuttgart will in future be routed via Münster and Emden to the Norddeich Mole ferry terminal without changing trains. (Arrival: 12.59 p.m.). The return journey is at 14:53.
The two-hourly intercity line Berlin-Osnabrück-Rheine-Amsterdam will be half an hour faster because the use of new locomotives will eliminate the time-consuming change of locomotives at the border.
New night trains to Berlin and Salzburg are also planned three times a week.
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- Travelers from Duisburg in North Rhine-Westphalia can now benefit from the new German railroad schedule, offering more seats on the Berlin route.
- The North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) region, including cities like Duisburg and Hamm, will see improvements in train services between Berlin and Wuppertal.
- The new ICE line announced by Deutsche Bahn connects Berlin, Wuppertal, and Cologne/Bonn every two hours, avoiding stops in Hamm.
- Consumers in Wuppertal and nearby areas can now enjoy reduced journey times between Cologne and Berlin, thanks to the improvements on the German railroad system.
- Passengers in Bielefeld will have around 40% more ICE stops to and from Berlin under the new German railroad schedule, as announced by Deutsche Bahn.
- The Berlin-Hannover-Cologne ICE trains will now provide three trips without changes to Aachen, benefiting travelers in cities like Wuppertal and Hamm.
- On Sundays, consumers in Düsseldorf can travel directly to East Frisian coast, with a new ICE route that stops in Münster and Emden.
- Railroad passengers in Cologne can now take a later ICE train to Hamburg, with intermediate stops in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Münster, and other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Traffic in and around Bonn will be affected by the changes in German railroad schedule, as the Berlin-Wuppertal-Cologne/Bonn ICE line will run every two hours.
- In Münster, consumers will have more transportation options to Berlin with the addition of three direct ICE connections, making travel easier and more convenient than ever before.
Source: www.stern.de
