The number of construction sites in the rail will rise this year to a new high. 6400 it will be in this year in Berlin and Brandenburg, two years ago, there were only 5800. The Berlin rail-in-chief Alexander Kaczmarek announced on Wednesday. 522 million euros will be installed. Not every site will feel the passengers, some “will make the passengers a little joy,” said Kaczmarek – friendly formulated.
it starts on Monday with a six-week full closure of the Ostrings between Gesundbrunnen schönhauser Allee and Greifswalder Straße. Billions to be invested in the coming years, also in the reconstruction of the Dresdner Bahn between Südkreuz and Blankenfelde. On this remote rail line is starting in 2025, the airport Express FEX roles, which allows a much faster connection of the BER. This large-scale project will end in the coming years, of course, the operation of the parallel S-Bahn Lichtenrade/Blankenfelde affect. This year, there are, for example, in April and June for ten days only buses.
in Spite of the many construction sites has increased in the year 2018, the punctuality of Regional trains and S – Bahn to 95 percent. An Overview of the most important projects are:
S-Bahn
On Monday, for six weeks, until 20. In may, the locked Eastern Ring between Greifswalder Straße and schönhauser Allee. The lines S41, S42, S8 and S85. In addition, at two weeks, from 15. up to 29. April, in addition, the section is locked Schönhauser Allee to Gesundbrunnen. The web of exchanges in this time, all four tracks, the two S-Bahn and the two of the long-distance railway. There are also changes to several other lines. Passengers are recommended to detour around the section of the city railway, the southern Ring and the U-Bahn to the other side. In addition, there is a stop bus traffic between Landsberger Allee and Gesundbrunnen. More to this blocking read on the weekend in the daily mirror. Still larger the closures are from the end of August on the routes to and from Ahrensfelde (S7) and Wartenberg (S75). For several months, only replacement buses are then (see big chart). If everything goes according to Plan, is on 11. The new electronic interlocking for the Eastern S7 run.
Further, the Expansion of the new signal system ZBS. At the end of August or beginning of September, the cross and the Wannsee/Potsdam travel between West trains. Passengers must change to Bus or regional Express. In March of this year, there had been a lock, because between Potsdam and Babelsberg, a piece of second Track has been laid. This “meeting section” to make the schedule more stable – the travel time has decreased since then to about three minutes. Solid two-pronged approach is not the main this is a connection between two German cities. From the beginning of July until the beginning of August, once again, the Ostring must be locked to a new bridge at meadow way. Again buses as a replacement.
Karower cross, beautiful way, and the Zoological garden
Intermittent closures will be in place for Regional and S – Bahn trains on the Karower cross in the North-East of Berlin. This is now the largest construction site of the railway in Berlin. Will be built here for years. This year, the second mainline track to Bernau/Eberswalde/Szczecin should be done. Between Karow and Bernau six bridges to be replaced.
for years a construction site, the train station Schöneweide. In June, the temporary elevators rise to the railway must be ready, for the first time ever, there is a solution, because the district had turned. Then the people will close the tunnel. Currently, a Replacement positioner is connected, and the route from schöneweide to the airport Schönefeld has to be closed from mid-June to early July. The new interlocking must be done, then a new underpass for the tram in the extension of the bridge street under the railroad tracks dug. The interlocking technology is distance to the new tram. Started the construction in a beautiful pasture in 2011, and completion is currently scheduled for December 2022.
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Similar to long is to be built at the Zoo. 2015 for the start of construction had been announced for two years, now it’s 2022. The cost for the renovation of the building including the fire protection to be given with 30 million euros, this sum will still rise. Currently, there is no lift access to the regional rail platform to the West, the disabled, refers to the train to adjacent stations.
