Shock for commuters
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Bahn will again close the route between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf for six weeks
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The rail closure between Wuppertal and Gerresheim is repeated.
Photo: dpa/Marcel Kusch
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Wuppertal Commuters have to reckon with rail replacement services again. The triggers are lines found under the railway line that have to be laid.
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The rail closure between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Düsseldorf-Gerresheim is repeated again. Train traffic on this route is to be suspended for another six weeks. This was confirmed by a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn WZ. A date for this has not yet been set. It is also not clear whether the renewed blocking can be synchronized with the NRW holidays again.
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Passengers between Wuppertal and Düsseldorf are already experiencing the effects. From June 24 to August 5, the railway will install a total of ten new switches. This construction phase is not to be extended for the time being.
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During preparatory work, however, the railway discovered lines and pipes underground that were previously completely unknown to those responsible. The problem: These power and communication cables are only around 50 centimeters below the tracks. However, at least 1.50 meters are required. The relocation of these lines is the cause of the renewed lane closure.
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“Sufferers are, of course
again the commuters”
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The Green member of the Bundestag, Anja Liebert, had felt the railway on the subject of railway closures. “Of course, it’s the commuters who suffer again, so we expressly regret the renewed closure,” agree Liebert and Timo Schmidt, spokesman for transport policy for the Greens in Wuppertal. The demand of the Greens: If it has to be closed, then the train should at least switch back to the summer holidays so that commuter traffic is not overburdened.
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The rail replacement service had a bumpy start during the current closure. “It was already optimized in advance, as it was said,” say Liebert and Schmidt. In the event of another failure lasting several weeks, the two hope “that DB has learned from the experience”.
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