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RE3 between Berlin and Wittenberg to run hourly as RE7 services are disrupted

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement New plan
  • RE3 trains between Berlin and Lutherstadt Wittenberg will run hourly from Sept. 19 to support passengers during RE7 construction.
  • Work on RE7 between Bad Belzig and Dessau-Roßlau is scheduled to continue from Sept. 19 through Nov. 20.
  • The RE3 service expansion had originally been planned for the December 2026 timetable change; trains currently run every two hours.

The RE3 line between Berlin and Lutherstadt Wittenberg will begin running every hour on Sept. 19, several months earlier than planned.

A spokesperson for the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association said the timetable expansion, originally scheduled for the December 2026 timetable change, would be brought forward. RE3 trains currently operate every two hours.

The change responds to construction work on RE7 between Bad Belzig and Dessau-Roßlau. That work is scheduled to begin on Sept. 19 and continue until Nov. 20.

The spokesperson said the earlier hourly service would help maintain an hourly rail connection for passengers traveling between Dessau-Roßlau, the Anhalt-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg region and the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

To maintain an hourly rail connection for passengers between Dessau-Roßlau, the Anhalt-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg region and the Berlin-Brandenburg region, we decided to bring forward the hourly service.

· Berlin-Brandenburg transport association spokespersonThe spokesperson explained why RE3 service would be expanded during RE7 construction.
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