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Travelers need to allow more time on this train route

Travelers need to allow more time on this train route
There are delays between Dresden and Zwickau. (Archive image) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa
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There will be extensive construction work between Dresden and Zwickau in the coming weeks. This will affect rail travelers.

From Friday, anyone traveling by regional train between Dresden and Zwickau should allow extra time. Due to construction work, some departures on the route will be postponed from April 10 to 29, as announced by Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn. Travelers will also have to change to replacement buses on a section between Freiberg and Oederan. Regionalbahn (RB) 30 and Regionalexpress (RE) 3, which runs to Hof in Bavaria, are affected.

This is what passengers are advised

The timetable changes are quite complex. In general, Regiobahn advises passengers on the route to find out about their connection before setting off. Passengers can find information on the notice boards at the stations, at www.bahn.de/bauarbeiten, the 24-hour service number: 0341 / 231 898 288 (local rate) or on the website www.mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de.

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This is how the replacement service works

Commuters in Dresden have known the suffering since the beginning of February. The stops between the main station and Dresden-Plauen are only served by buses. According to a Regiobahn spokesperson, this will continue into the fall.

Now there is also the section between Freiberg and Oederan, where there are several construction sites. The changes should be relatively seamless during the day. However, there may be waiting times, said the spokesperson. The replacement buses for the RE will run without stopping between the two stations. The RB replacement buses will also stop at the stations en route. However, the stop in Frankenstein cannot be served. Instead, the nearby Oberschöna will be served. In addition, minibuses will run between Oederan and Frankenstein.

In the late evening, there will be no change and the buses will run through from Oederan to Dresden or Freiberg to Chemnitz.

There are still these changes

In both directions, one RE3 train will be diverted between Chemnitz and Dresden in the evening, with no intermediate stops. This affects trains 74033 and 74034, which will also run later than usual. From April 12 to 17, however, the trains will run as normal, but will also have to be replaced by buses between Oederan and Freiberg.

On the evening of April 13, the RB30 (74075) and (74080) trains between Dresden-Plauen and Tharandt will have to be canceled due to overhead line work. Buses will be running on the route. In addition, trains between Flöha and Oederan will be replaced by buses on the nights of April 19 and April 21. On the evening of April 26, some connections between Freital-Potschappel and Dresden-Neustadt will also be canceled - buses will also run here.

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