Deutsche Bahn will commence a four-month-long refurbishment of the train line between Berlin and Hamburg later this week – one of Germany’s busiest commuter and business travel routes.
The operator said track, points and bridges on a 74km stretch of the 290km-long route will be renovated between 16 August and 14 December, leading to timetable changes around Berlin, Wittenberge, Ludwigslust, Büchen and Hamburg.
High-speed ICE services between Germany’s biggest two cities will be replaced by an hourly service that takes a longer, more westerly route and adds 45 minutes to a journey that…
