also diversions and cancellations this weekend at the S-Bahn Halle-Leipzig – You are Halle

Due to work on the technical equipment of the signaling and security technology in the electronic interlocking (ESTW), diversions, replacement services with buses and trams and changed travel times in S-Bahn, regional and long-distance traffic will occur this weekend in the Leipzig railway node. At the same time, new cable troughs and light signals are set up in Leipzig-Wiederitzsch. The work takes place day and night with road-rail excavators, wheel loaders and trucks. Despite the use of modern equipment and technologies, construction noise can occur.

From June 19 (4 a.m.) to June 20, 2021 (10 a.m.), the Leipzig City Tunnel and the sections Leipzig Hbf-Leipzig Messe, Leipzig-Wiederitzsch-Leipzig Messe, Leipzig Hbf-Leipzig-Leutzsch and additionally on June 20 (1.30 to 6 a.m.) the sections Leipzig Hbf — Engelsdorf and Leipzig-Stötteritz — Neukieritzsch will be closed.

Deutsche Bahn and the other transport companies have prepared a comprehensive replacement transport concept. All timetable changes have already been incorporated into the electronic timetable in advance and are included in the online travel information (www.bahn.de, App DB Navigator), in the DB travel centers or at the ticket machines. Deutsche Bahn apologizes to travelers and residents for the inconvenience this may have caused.

This construction project is part of the “#Neues Netz für Deutschland” program for mobility and climate change. Around 650 million euros will be available for the infrastructure in Saxony in 2021. DB is tackling 100 kilometers of track, 80 switches and 10 railway bridges this year with a record sum. In addition, Deutsche Bahn is modernizing 35 stops and train stations – including Dresden Central Station. Medium-sized and smaller stations such as Borna, Coswig, Flöha, Görlitz and Dresden-Plauen also benefit from the investments. More information at: https://www.deutschebahn.com/pr-leipzig-de/aktuell/Bauvorhaben_2020-5856740

The following information should be taken into account when planning your trip:

-> Inform before departure

Information on departure and arrival times is available on the notices at the stations, on the Deutsche Bahn service number 030 297 0, the service telephone of the S-Bahn Central Germany on 0341 266 966 22 as well as in mdr teletext on text board 738 and on the Internet at bauinfos.deutschebahn.com, www.abellio.de, www.erfurter-bahn.de and www.mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de.

-> Longer travel times

The transport companies ask travelers to take into account the extensive changes and the departure points of the replacement buses and trams when planning their trip and, if necessary, use earlier connections to reach connecting trains.
Restrictions on bringing bicycles, strollers and passengers with restricted mobility.

The changes in detail:

Long-distance transport

Connection Erfurt / Halle – Leipzig / Dresden

· The ICE / IC of the lines Wiesbaden – Frankfurt – Erfurt – Leipzig – Dresden, Cologne – Dortmund – Hanover – Magdeburg – Leipzig – Dresden and Norddeich Mole – Emden – Hanover – Magdeburg – Leipzig no longer go to the main train station in Leipzig. Alternatively, the trains stop at the Leipzig Messe stop.

Connection Erfurt – Leipzig – Berlin

· The ICE of the line Munich – Stuttgart – Frankfurt – Erfurt – Leipzig – Berlin also no longer go to Leipzig Central Station and stop at the Leipzig Messe stop during construction work. The ICE of the line Munich – Nuremberg – Erfurt – Leipzig – Berlin – Hamburg are diverted via Halle (Saale) with a stop there.

A replacement service with tram line 16 of the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe will be set up between Leipzig main station and Leipzig Messe during the construction work.

Local transport

S-Bahn Central Germany / DB Regio:

Additional trams operated by the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe run between Leipzig Messe and Leipzig Hbf / Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz / Leipzig-Connewitz. During the blockage, passengers are entitled to use the means of transport of the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) in the city of Leipzig (tariff zone 110) with their DB ticket on the shortest route to the next served S-Bahn station. It is possible to change between different lines.

· The S-Bahn trains on the line S 1 Leipzig-Stötteritz-Leipzig Hbf-Leipzig Miltitzer Allee will be canceled on the entire route and will be replaced by buses.

· The S-Bahn trains on the line S 2 Leipzig-Stötteritz – Leipzig Hbf – Bitterfeld – Dessau / Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Jüterbog will be replaced by buses between Leipzig-Stötteritz and Leipzig Messe.

· The S-Bahn trains on the line S 3 Halle-Trotha – Halle (Saale) Hbf – Schkeuditz – Leipzig – Oschatz are diverted between Leipzig Hbf and Leipzig-Engelsdorf via Leipzig-Sellerhausen-Leipzig-Paunsdorf (with an additional stop). The scheduled stops are canceled. From / to the canceled stops, travelers between Leipzig Hbf and Leipzig-Stötteritz use the buses of the S 1 and S 2 and between Leipzig-Stötteritz and Leipzig-Paunsdorf the buses of this line as a substitute. Between Schkeuditz and Leipzig Hbf / Leipzig-Stötteritz, the S-Bahn line S 3 will be canceled and will be replaced by buses.

· The S-Bahn trains on the line S 4 Hoyerswerda – Falkenberg (Elster) –Leipzig – Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz will be between Leipzig Messe and Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz replaced by buses. From Leipzig Messe, the trains continue as S 5 / S 5X in the direction of Halle (S) Hbf.

· The S-Bahn lines S 5 / S 5X Halle (Saale) Hbf – Leipzig / Halle Airport – Leipzig – Altenburg – Zwickau will be replaced by buses between Leipzig Messe and Leipzig-Connewitz. From Leipzig Messe, the trains continue as the S 4 in the direction of Hoyerswerda. During the node closure, the trains from Halle (S) Hbf via Leipzig-Messe to Hoyerswerda are given the line designation S 5/4 and in the opposite direction the designation S 4/5.

· The S-Bahn trains on the line S 6 Leipzig Messe – Leipzig – Borna – Geithain will be replaced by buses between Leipzig Messe and Leipzig-Connewitz.

· The trains of the line RE 10 Cottbus – Falkenberg (Elster) –Leipzig will be replaced by buses between Leipzig-Thekla and Leipzig Hbf.

· The trains of the line RE 13 Magdeburg – Dessau – Leipzig will be replaced by buses between Leipzig Messe and Leipzig Hbf.

· The trains of the line RE 42 Nürnberg–Saalfeld – Jena – Leipzig (Franconia-Thuringia Express) will be replaced by buses between Leipzig-Leutzsch and Leipzig Hbf.

· The trains of the line RB 113 Leipzig – Bad Lausik – Geithain will be replaced by buses on the night (from midnight to 6 am) on the sections Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Paunsdorf (June 19) and Leipzig Hbf – Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz (June 20).

· The RE 16503 of the line RE 50 Leipzig – Riesa – Dresden will be replaced by a bus on the night of June 20 between Leipzig Hbf and Leipzig-Engelsdorf.

Abellio:

· The trains of the lines RB 20 Eisenach – Leipzig and RB 25 Saalfeld (Saale) –Leipzig will be replaced by buses between Leipzig Hbf and Markranstädt.

Erfurt Railway:

· The trains of the lines RE 12/RB 22 Leipzig – Gera – Saalfeld will be replaced by buses between Leipzig Hbf and Leipzig-Plagwitz.

Central German Regiobahn:

· The RE 74106 of the line RE 6 Leipzig – Geithain – Chemnitz will be replaced by a bus on the night of June 20 between Leipzig Hbf and Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz.

· The trains of the line RB 110 Leipzig – Grimma – Döbeln will be replaced by buses on the night of June 20 between Leipzig Hbf and Borsdorf (Sachs).

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