Timetable revolution 2025: Brandenburg's regional traffic is prior to cuts!

Timetable revolution 2025: Brandenburg's regional traffic is prior to cuts!

Prenzlau, Deutschland - The Brandenburg commuters have to adapt to changes in regional traffic. From December 2025, important adjustments in rail passenger traffic (SPNV) are scheduled. The reason for these measures is the limited financial resources available for local transport. The transport companies have therefore recognized the need to reduce less requested connections, especially in daily edges such as early morning and late evening hours as well as on weekends, reports the vbb .

What the situation looks like is particularly evident in the lines that only a few passengers promote. In addition to the tariff changes that restrict the use of VBB travel cards in long-distance transport from December 2025, there are also important changes on strongly used routes such as the RE3. After all, this line is supplemented by additional connections. In addition, the RE20 line, which is in conjunction with the second operating level of the Elbe-Spree network, is included in the offer.

Special changes in the 2025 timetable

The new timetables bring significant cuts for some lines. The RB27 is only served in the main traffic times from Monday to Friday and falls away at the weekend. After 8 p.m., the RB36 will only drive between Beeskow and Frankfurt (Oder) for two hours. These changes affect the connections that have fewer than ten passengers per trip, such as Lokrundschau

For affected passengers, there is also a positive aspect: For example, the Berlin - Elsterwerda connection will run hourly during the rush hours. However, the direct trips to Finsterwalde have to be omitted. There is a similar situation on the Potsdam - Berlin - Cottbus route, where the RE2 offer is supplemented by the RE20, which initially only runs between Berlin and Lübbenau.

long -term improvements and sustainability

Especially on the RE3 line, the offer is expanded to an hourly traffic between Berlin, Prenzlau, Greifswald and Stralsund. These measures are a direct reaction to increased demand. Although the RB62 is eliminated between Prenzlau and Angermünde, the new line RE30 will be an important addition and will run between Angermünde and Stralsund all day in the future.

Another highlight is the upcoming use of vehicles with alternative drives on the Niederbarnim railway. From December 2024, seven trains with battery drive and five hydrogen trains are planned here, which should make an important contribution to environmental protection. With these measures, the NEB would like to reduce diesel consumption by 4.4 million liters per year and CO2 emissions by 11,500 tons annually, as the Ministry of Infrastructure and State Planning Brandenburg reports. This further progress in regional transport promises improvements in the quality of rail transport, and from January 2025, driving prices will also increase by an average of 7.5 percent, which is related to these developments.

Overall, it can be seen that the changes in the timetable will have both challenges and opportunities from December 2025. It remains to be seen how passengers will react to the adjustments. However, one thing is clear: the rail transport in Brandenburg is on the pulse of the times and at the same time works committed to an environmentally friendly future.