Train failures in the Cologne area: Turnout work ensures long waiting times!

Train failures in the Cologne area: Turnout work ensures long waiting times!

From July 11th to July 14th, 2025, travelers in the Cologne area have to be done: show more patience! Because during the night hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the trains of the Rhein-Sieg-Express Re9 between Siegen and Cologne/Aachen will not drive as usual. The reason for the restrictions is the necessary switch work that Deutsche Bahn carries out. This reports the Siegerländer Zeitung .

The impairments not only meet the re9. Passengers of other lines also have to expect failures and diversions. The following train connections are particularly affected:

• re8: Derinations between Porz (Rhine) and Cologne-Ehrenfeld, Half failures in Cologne Messe/Deutz and Cologne Hbf, replacement retention in Cologne Süd
• RE12: Failures between Cologne Messe/Deutz and Euskirchen
• RE22: Partial failures between Cologne Messe/Deutz and Erftstadt, replacement retention in Hürth-Kalscheuren
• RB24: Partial failures between Cologne Messe/Deutz and Hürth-Kalscheurs
• RB27: Partial failures between Troisdorf and Pulheim
• RB38: Partial failures between Cologne Messe/Deutz and Horrem

alternative travel options

For the time of the restrictions, a rail replacement traffic is set up. Travelers can fall back on buses that run during the times mentioned. There is also the possibility to use the trains of the lines S12 and S19. Here it is advisable to observe the changes in the electronic connection information that is updated regularly and offer valuable information about alternative connections, such as on VRM Info specified.

These temporary changes should also be included in the travel planning. The passengers are advised to find out more about the stops of the rail replacement traffic. These are not always directly at the train stations. Descriptions for the stops can be found on www.bahnhof.de

more information and updates

For current information on rail traffic in Germany, travelers can use the service of Bahn.de . The platform offers a fault card, real-time positions of trains and also notifications in the event of delays. So all passengers always remain well informed.

The construction work and the associated changes are a challenge, but they ensure improved security and reliability in rail traffic. So even if it can sometimes take a little longer by train, it is worth it in the future.