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Trains: blocking of important ICE route
The ICE-route between Göttingen and Hannover is one of the most important North-South Connections in Germany: Who is between end of April and beginning of may in Germany, you must bring a lot of patience.
Passengers of the Deutsche Bahn must adapt because of a two-week lockdown of the important ICE route between Göttingen and Hannover on cancellations, diversions and longer journey times. The busy Fast line will be between the 23. April and 8. May locked, confirmed the Deutsche Bahn in Berlin. On several sections of gravel had to be renewed.
The route is one of the most important North-South Connections in the country and one of the most heavily used routes. Who, between Munich and Hamburg, or Frankfurt, and Berlin’s on-the-go, often utilizes the connection between Hannover and Kassel. Of the block also guests of the industrial exhibition Hannover Messe (25 are affected. up to 29. April).
The impact for the customer should be kept as low as possible. In the long-distance traffic would continue during the two-week block over 90 percent of the trains. The exhibition holding in Hanover. However, it will come because of the necessary diversions to longer travel times of up to an hour. Also, not all stations could be supported. For the passengers there is grace rules. Already purchased a Flex and saver fare tickets as well as reservations would be free refunded.
In the long-distance traffic, the following ICE-affected-Compounds:
Berlin-Kassel-Frankfurt-Stuttgart-Munich,
Berlin-Kassel-Frankfurt-Karlsruhe-Switzerland,
Hamburg-Hannover-Kassel-Frankfurt-Karlsruhe-Germany/Stuttgart,
Hamburg/Bremen-Hannover-Würzburg-Nürnberg/Augsburg-Munich as well as
Hamburg-Hannover-Kassel-Gießen-Frankfurt-Karlsruhe.
Also in the transport of individual lines will be affected by default.
The Railways had announced at the beginning of February to increase the number of its construction projects this year. Are planned according to the company, approximately 850 projects in the last year there were 500.
at/ks (dpa)