Frankfurt/Kassel (dpa/lhe) – Partygoers and other travelers have to be prepared for restrictions on rail and bus traffic in Hesse over the foolish days due to construction work or relocations. Deutsche Bahn sees possible impairments, especially on the Frankfurt – Mannheim route due to construction work for a new electronic signal box. The route is only passable on one track, is also blocked at times and long-distance trains are traveling via detours. According to a spokeswoman, there are likely to be timetable deviations in local, long-distance and S-Bahn traffic by the end of March.
“As important as the construction work is – unfortunately, restrictions cannot be avoided,” says the homepage of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV). Here, too, impairments and partial failures are expected on several local and suburban railway lines. However, the RMV has created an additional timetable for the foolish days and wants to use buses and trains until late at night to bring party-goers home again. For example, he offers the discounted “Mainz Fools’ Card”.
If you want to commute by train to one of the strongholds in Rhineland-Palatinate to celebrate carnival, you should be patient for one or the other train route. For fools who want to party with the Regional-Express 2 from Frankfurt to Mainz, for example, construction work on the route could cause trouble, as did the state chairman of the Pro Bahn passenger association in Rhineland-Palatinate, Martin Mendel. “The construction site has a huge impact on rail traffic in Rhineland-Palatinate. The trains that are currently arriving in Mainz are rarely on time.”
The reason for the train delays and stop failures on the way are overhead line work and the expansion of the Frankfurt stadium of Deutsche Bahn. According to Deutsche Bahn, there will be delays and canceled stops on Regional-Express 2 until February 19, with some trains being diverted in both directions on February 18 and 19. Travelers whose destinations are the stations Mainz-Römisches Theater, Mainz-Bischofsheim, Rüsselsheim, Frankfurt Airport Regio-Bahnhof and Frankfurt-Niederrad can alternatively reach them with the S8 line.
The North Hessian Transport Association (NVV) states that relocations can lead to failures at bus stops. In the north of the country, which is less addicted to the hustle and bustle, there shouldn’t be any additional offers. “There will be no additional timetable offer in the NVV area during the carnival days.”
