Zugchaos in Lower Saxony: Passenger Association demands drastic measures!

Zugchaos in Lower Saxony: Passenger Association demands drastic measures!

Hildesheim, Deutschland - The railway situation in the Lower Saxony area continues to ensure angry minds among commuters and travelers. The regions around Soltau and Hildesheim in particular have to deal with frequent train failures and massive delays. The Pro Bahn passenger association speaks of "unreasonable conditions". As the schiene.de , the state close transport company (LNVG) sees an urgent need for action and calls for a resilient concept for all affected lines by the railway company Start Lower Saxony School start.

Currently, the lines that have been operated by Start Lower Saxony Mitte on behalf of the LNVG have been fighting with various problems since the end of 2021. The main causes include the lack of personnel and the repair of the trains. Again and again the Pro Bahn passenger association reports on an increase in customer complaints, especially on the heavily contaminated Hildesheim-Bodenburg route, where several trains are in a row. On the Linine RB 37, 25 percent of all connections were made in March, which only exacerbates the situation. In addition, it is criticized that some trains only exist "on paper" and others are overcrowded, which leads to further delays.

urgent need for improvement

The LNVG already pronounced a warning against Start Lower Saxony Mitte last summer, but the hoped -for improvements have so far failed to do so. The passenger association therefore calls for a hard procedure up to the termination of the contract with the company. These measures are not without justification, because like Bahnblogstelle.com , the situation on the routes served by Start has not improved in the past two years.

The situation on the Bremen-Soltau-Uelzen is particularly dramatic, where a replacement timetable applies by Easter 2024. For Christmas 2022, over half of the trains failed on this route. School trains were also often overcrowded on the Lammetalbahn, and there was a shortage of vehicles, so that many trains could simply not drive.

responsibility in view

Start Lower Saxony Mitte, a subsidiary of the DB Regio, tries to improve the situation by working with personnel service providers to bridge bottlenecks. Nevertheless, according to Pro Bahn Lower Saxony there is no significant increase in complaints in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year. However, the challenges on the routes cannot be denied. The LNVG also considers a contractual termination to be conceivable, but is aware of the practical disadvantages and difficulties that could bring the network to be taken over by another company.

In order to improve the situation sustainably, both a massive rethink at Start Lower Saxony Mitte and careful planning on the part of the LNVG are required. The current situation requires quick action - and not only for the commuters concerned, but for all travelers in Lower Saxony.