These S-Bahn and regional trains run anyway

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Created: 21.08.2021Updated: August 21, 2021, 5:22 pm

From: Benjamin Stroka

The new rail strike of the train drivers’ union GDL will again paralyze large parts of the train traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia from Monday (23 August) at 2 a.m. These routes should still be used.

Dusseldorf – Less than two weeks after the last major rail strike, the train drivers of the GDL union are again down. On Saturday afternoon (August 21), goods traffic will start on strike from 5 p.m. From Monday (23 August) at 2 a.m., passenger traffic will also follow. The next warning strike is scheduled for Wednesday (August 25) at 2 a.m. Travelers in North Rhine-Westphalia will also have to be prepared for numerous cancellations and delays in train services. Not only long-distance traffic is affected, but also regional and local traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The key data of the rail strike at a glance:

• Freight traffic: from Saturday (August 21), 5 p.m.
• Passenger traffic: from Monday (23 August), 2 a.m.
• End of the strike: Wednesday (August 25), 2 a.m.

Rail strike in NRW: These regional trains (RE and RB) are supposed to run anyway

In regional and local transport, the Deutsche Bahn offshoot DB Regio is severely affected. Several train lines there are completely canceled, others only run with restrictions. Only a few routes are to be served according to the regular timetable. Other railway companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, such as Keolis Deutschland (eurobahn), National Express, Abellio and Regiobahn, are not affected by the strike. The routes served by these providers should in principle run according to the regular timetable. However, there may also be short-term restrictions here as a result of the strike, as part of the DB Netz division, which is responsible for the rail infrastructure, is also to be on strike.

An overview of the regional trains in North Rhine-Westphalia that are supposed to run despite the rail strike:

• RE1: Hamm – Dortmund – Bochum – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Horrem – Düren – Eschweiler – Aachen
• RE3: Hamm – Dortmund main station – Dortmund-Mengede – Herne – Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf
• RE4: Dortmund – Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach – Herzogenrath – Aachen
• RE5: Koblenz – Bonn – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Wesel
• RE6: Cologne / Bonn Airport – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Bielefeld – Minden
• RE7: Rheine – Münster – Hamm – Hagen – Wuppertal – Cologne – Neuss – Krefeld
• RE10: Düsseldorf Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Kempen (Lower Rhine) –Geldern – Kleve
• RE11: Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Dortmund – Hamm – Paderborn – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
• RE13: Hamm – Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Mönchengladbach – Venlo
• RE14: Essen-Steele – Essen Hbf – Bottrop – Gladbeck West – Dorsten – Borken
• RE15: Münster – Rheine – Lingen – Leer – Emden
• RE16: Essen – Witten – Hagen – Siegen / Iserlohn
• RE17: Hagen – Schwerte (Ruhr) –Bestwig – Warburg – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
• RE18: Aachen Hbf–Herzogenrath–Eygelshoven–Landgraaf–Heerlen–Maastricht
• RE19: Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Wesel – Arnhem
• RB21: Linnich – Jülich – Düren
• RB26: Cologne-Dellbrück – Köln Hbf – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Mainz
• RE29: Aachen–Welkenraedt–Verviers–Pepinster–Spa–Spa-Géronstère
• RB30: Ahrbrück – Remagen – Bonn
• RB31: Duisburg – Moers – Xanten
• RB32: Dortmund – Herne – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg
• RB33: Aachen / Heinsberg – Lindern – Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen
• RB34: Mönchengladbach – Wegberg – Dalheim
• RB35: Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach
• RB36: Duisburg-Ruhrort-Oberhausen
• RB40: Essen – Witten – Hagen
• RE42: Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Münster
• RE44: Bottrop – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Moers
• RB45: Dorsten – Coesfeld
• RB46: Gelsenkirchen – Wanne-Eickel – Bochum
• RB48: Wuppertal-Oberbarmen-Solingen-Cologne-Bonn-Bonn-Mehlem
• RB50: Dortmund – Lünen – Münster
• RB52: Dortmund – Hagen – Lüdenscheid
• RB59: Dortmund – Unna – Soest
• RB61: Hengelo – Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Ibbenbüren – Osnabrück – Herford – Bielefeld
• RB65: Münster – Greven – Emsdetten – Rheine
• RB66: Münster – Lengerich – Osnabrück
• RB67: Bielefeld – Gütersloh – Warendorf – Münster
• RB69: Bielefeld – Hamm – Münster
• RB71: Bielefeld – Herford – Rahden
• RB72: Herford-Lage-Detmold-Altenbeken-Paderborn
• RB73: Bielefeld – Oerlinghausen – Lemgo-Lüttfeld
• RB74: Bielefeld – Sennestadt – Paderborn
• RB75: Bielefeld – Halle – Osnabrück
• RE82: Bielefeld – Detmold – Altenbeken
• RB84: Paderborn – Ottbergen – Holzminden – Kreiensen
• RB85: Paderborn – Ottbergen – Bodenfelde – Göttingen
• RB89: Münster – Hamm – Soest – Lippstadt – Paderborn – Warburg
• RB91: Hagen – Siegen / Iserlohn
• Note: This list does not claim to be complete. Effects of the strikes during ongoing operations cannot be completely ruled out on these lines either, as the DB Netz division, which is responsible for the rail infrastructure, is also to be partly on strike.
• Source: VRR / Zuginfo.NRW / trans regio / NordWestBahn / Keolis / Eurobahn / Abellio

Strike on the railways: These S-Bahn trains in North Rhine-Westphalia should still run

• S2: Dortmund – Herne – Essen / Recklinghausen
• S3: Oberhausen – Mülheim – Essen – Hattingen
• S5: Hagen – Witten – Dortmund
• S7: Wuppertal – Remscheid – Solingen
• S9: Haltern / Recklinghausen-Gladbeck-West-Bottrop-Essen-Wuppertal-Hagen
• S28: Wuppertal – Mettmann – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Kaarst
• S68: Düsseldorf – Langenfeld (Rhineland)
• Note: This list does not claim to be complete. Effects of the strikes during ongoing operations cannot be completely ruled out on these lines either, as the DB Netz division, which is responsible for the rail infrastructure, is also to be partly on strike.
• Source: VRR / Zuginfo.NRW

Rail strike in NRW: These trains run with restrictions

In addition to the above-mentioned regional trains and S-Bahn trains in North Rhine-Westphalia, which should run without restrictions, there are other lines that should also run in principle, but may be affected by certain impairments, such as delays and occasional failures.

• RE2: Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Münster – Osnabrück (the trains run between Münster and Osnabrück on the regular route. Partial failures between Münster Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf)
• RB27: Mönchengladbach – Cologne – Cologne / Bonn Airport – Troisdorf – Bonn Beuel – Koenigswinter – Bad Honnef (Rhine) –Linz am Rhein – Neuwied – Koblenz. (The trains from Cologne to Mönchengladbach run every hour. The trains from Cologne to Koblenz run every two hours)
• RB51: Dortmund – Lünen – Coesfeld – Gronau – Enschede (trains only run every two hours)
• RB63: Münster – Coesfeld (trains only run every hour)
• RB64: Münster – Gronau – Enschede (trains only run every hour)
• S1: Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Solingen (trains run every hour)
• S6: Essen – Ratingen Ost – Düsseldorf – Cologne (trains run every hour)
• S11: Bergisch Gladbach – Cologne – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport Terminal (trains only run every hour)
• S12: Au (Sieg) –Hennef – Troisdorf – Cologne / Bonn Airport – Cologne – Horrem (trains only run every hour)
• S19: Au (Sieg) –Hennef – Troisdorf – Cologne / Bonn Airport – Cologne – Horrem – Düren (trains only run every hour)
• Source: VRR / zuginfo.nrw

Even if these rail lines are supposed to run despite the strike, there may be short-term failures and delays. A free information hotline has been set up for travelers to answer further questions. The phone number is 08000 996633. (bs) More news on the 24RHEIN homepage. Tip: Get informed every day what is happening in NRW – just subscribe to our free 24RHEIN newsletter.

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