Metronom on: DB Regio takes over the Göttingen-Hannover route!

Metronom on: DB Regio takes over the Göttingen-Hannover route!

In the Göttingen region, there are major changes in rail traffic. The metronome trains on the popular regional railway line between Göttingen and Hanover will continue to be on the road until June 2026. But then the Deutsche Bahn (DB Regio) will take over the RE2 route to Uelzen. This has stimulated many passengers in the area to think, especially since the operation of metronome in March 2024 was given up due to financial difficulties, such as the Göttinger Tageblatt reported.

At the Göttingen train station, the travelers expressed mixed opinions about the metronome trains. Gesa Ludwig, 23, expresses her desire for faster connections and a constant timing, which is currently once an hour. Daniel Falk, on the other hand, has sharply criticized the punctuality of the metronome and hopes for more reliability with DB Regio.

quality and punctuality

numbers speak a clear language. According to the Quality monitor of the LNVG Last year the metronome line was one of the most unpunctual in Lower Saxony, with only 75 percent punctuality. This means that 25 percent of the trains were more than five minutes late. These numbers are particularly viewed by travelers such as Carmen Heise, who only rates the metronome with one star.

Heise also expresses that she misses the two levels of the metronome trains and that it is worried about possible price increases with the new provider. Tobias Jaeschke and Emma Bourseau, 22, agree with this opinion, whereby Jaeschke calls for punctuality and stress -free connection to Göttingen, and Bourseau reports frequent failures and technical disorders in metronome.

Nevertheless, there are also positive feedback on the reliability of the reduced metronome timetable. As the Wochenblatt states reliability of over 99 percent, which is only the number of planned and actually driven Trains. The fact that punctuality is not synonymous with reliability was clarified by the LNVG. According to the metronome, punctuality was around 75 percent, which frustrated many passengers.

outlook for the future

The stabilization timetable, which was introduced due to an acute lack of personnel, comes to frequent train failures and a variety of construction sites and defective trains. In order to improve the quality and availability of the trains, Metronom has already taken measures to increase the number of train drivers through targeted advertising and family -friendly working hours. The training of these specialists lasts between 11 and 13 months.

passengers in Göttingen and the surrounding area hope that with the upcoming change of operator to DB Regio, a noticeable improvement in quality and reliability will occur. The anonymous user, who expressed his opinion on the current conditions, sums it up: "It can only get better." Many hope for easier reimbursements in the event of delays, a persistent challenge that was often linked to the metronome.