Disruptions to rail services between Berlin and Munich and Berlin and Frankfurt

Train travelers between Berlin and Munich and Berlin and Frankfurt can expect disruptions from this Thursday. Digital control technology is to be installed on the Berlin - Halle/Leipzig section. Deutsche Bahn announced on Wednesday that there will be individual train and stop cancellations as well as detour on the lines between Munich/Basel/Frankfurt and Berlin from May 2, 11:00 pm to May 9, 11:00 pm. No long-distance trains will stop in Lutherstadt Wittenberg during this time. Arrival and departure times will change on all connections.

According to the information, regional trains will be canceled all day on various sections between Berlin-Südkreuz and Halle Hauptbahnhof until 9 May. Buses will be used as a replacement. "The journey times differ from the regular train service. The stops of the replacement services are also not always directly at the respective stations," says Deutsche Bahn. Passengers should check again before their journey.

The 185-kilometre Berlin - Halle/Leipzig line is one of the busiest railroad lines in Germany. It will be equipped with digital control and safety technology for the trains. In the coming days, modernization work will be carried out on the infrastructure, particularly around Jüterbog in Brandenburg. Individual signals are to be relocated or newly installed, new electronic point machines installed and software replaced. A temporary full closure is unavoidable for this.