Metronom and DB Regio: New expected timetable for 2026!

Metronom and DB Regio: New expected timetable for 2026!

Lüneburg, Deutschland - The regional trains on the popular route between Göttingen, Hanover and Hamburg can look forward to more reliability. From June 14, 2026, the companies will take responsibility for the Hansenetz. The state -of -the -all traffic company (LNVG) is optimistic that the division of this transport network to two operators will increase stability and reliability. In the future, passengers will be able to hope for an improved travel experience, since larger changes to the timetable are not planned. According to Lünburg, who report on the new plans, the contracts will remain in force by December 2033

While Metronom operates the lines in the northern part of the Hansenetz, including the RE 3 from Hanover via Uelzen to Lüneburg to Hamburg and the RE 4 between Hamburg and Bremen, DB Regio takes over the south route, which includes line Re 2 from Uelzen via Hannover to Göttingen. This division is not only due to strategic considerations, but also on the basis of economic challenges that metronome opposed in the past. A look at the current economic situation shows that pandeme -related declines, the war in Ukraine, have also left traces of increasing energy prices and general inflation.

challenges and solutions

The Metronom company had asked for early termination to be ended with the contract at the end of 2024. The reason for this was financial difficulties and an acute lack of personnel that has already led to timetable restrictions. However, according to the Managing Director of Metronom, the lack of personnel is no longer considered acute. In order to improve the situation in the long term, the company plans to train and keep them. At the same time, they were able to secure the contract for the northern part of the Hanseatic network because they had submitted the most economical offer.

The LNVG has clearly set itself the goal of improving the quality of rail passenger traffic through suitable tender procedures. The value is also important: the trains are still being maintained in the workshop in Uelzen by Alstom, and they will keep their painting of the state local transport company. The total output of the Hanseatic network is now 8.7 million train kilometers per year - around 6.5 million in the northern part and 2.2 million in the south part.

A look into the future

The possibility of an extension of the contract by the end of 2035 is within reach and could ensure more planning security. DB Regio and Metronom are already in exchange to make the transition in the summer of 2026 smoothly. The LNVG will carefully pursue the next steps in the award procedure to ensure that the quality and efficiency in the field of rail passenger traffic are increased.

If the new operators start their service from June 2026, passengers can look forward to a modern, reliable and well -structured service. A good knack for the selection of operators, coupled with an optimized timetable concept, should help to ensure that commuting between Lüneburg and Hamburg is not only comfortable, but also reliable.

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