Train failures in July: How to get to the sea anyway!

Train failures in July: How to get to the sea anyway!

Neubrandenburg, Deutschland - A turbulent summer awaits travelers on the railway lines between Berlin and the Baltic Sea. In July there will be considerable impairments on several routes, which affect the popular connections between the northern Germany area and the recovery on the Baltic Sea. The construction work that starts on Tuesday, July 1st and continued until Thursday, July 31, have already caused an alarm mood. Lines RE5 (Stralsund-Berlin, Rostock-Berlin) and RE50 (Rostock-Neustrelitz) are particularly affected.

A central point of the construction work is a bridge construction site on the B192, which will lead to a complete failure of the Re5 line between Berlin Südkreuz and Löwenberg. Buses are used as replacement traffic between Neustrelitz and goods. Travelers should prepare for the fact that stops are not always right at train stations. This can be a challenge, especially for cyclists and people who take wheelchairs or strollers. Here the bus staff can decide in individual cases how to take a bicycle.

Special regulations and nightly restrictions

But that's not all: In the night of July 2 to July 3 and from July 31 to August 1, the connection between the Re5 between Berlin Südkreuz and Neustrelitz is also canceled. The journey of lines RE5 and RE51 between Neubrandenburg and Neustrelitz will also be interrupted in the night from July 16 to July 17 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The travelers are well advised to regularly inform themselves about current timetables and, if necessary, switch to alternative means of transport such as the bike.

In addition, further failures of the RE5 between Waren and Berlin Südkreuz can be expected on July 9th and 10th and 24th July. The S1 will continue to run for the section between Berlin and Oranienburg, but replacement traffic with buses between Oranienburg and Neustrelitz as well as Neustrelitz and goods will also be set up here. A pendulum replacement traffic with large taxis between Neustrelitz and Kratzeburg ensures a certain flexibility, but will not be without challenges.

a year of change for rail traffic

This situation not only reflects a local change, but is part of a much larger topic in the field of rail traffic in Germany, which is called the year of change this year, 2025. In connection with planned construction projects in North Rhine-Westphalia, hope is fueled to remedy the existing defects in the rail network and to expand the capacities. Travelers should remain well informed and regularly keep up to date on timetable updates through timetable apps. Alternatives and temporary home office solutions could also be taken into account, such as [Nahverkehr-nrw.de] (https://ahnahverkehr-nrw.de/baustellenjahr-2025-bringen-her challenges-und-hoffnung-im-bahnverkehr/).

In the end, the responsibility to prepare themselves on the way to the Baltic Sea in good time lies with the travelers. Good planning and early information about existing restrictions can help to avoid inconvenience and to keep the anticipation of the summer vacation on the Baltic Sea. The construction work is a small price in order to benefit from a less risky and reliable connection in the long term. In the spirit of the saying: "Where there is a will, there is also a way!"