Overview
- Multi‑month closures will block Nürnberg–Regensburg from February 6 to July 10 with 90 daily replacement buses and ICE detours via Ingolstadt adding roughly an hour, and Regensburg–Passau from June 14 to December 14 with reroutes and bus links.
- Further constraints include Munich–Salzburg maintenance from January 5 to February 6 with Railjet trains diverted via Passau adding about 70 minutes and ICEs to Austria running 5 to 15 minutes longer.
- From January 13 to 19, Stuttgart–Munich works will see some ICEs diverted or curtailed, TGVs to Paris terminating in Stuttgart, and the Oberstdorf–Stuttgart Intercity canceled.
- Capacity on the Nürnberg–Munich high‑speed line will be limited to two trains per hour from October 30 to December 12, forcing additional detours or cancellations with up to 30 minutes extra travel time; Munich’s S‑Bahn Stammstrecke will also face night and weekend restrictions between January 13 and February 13.
- DB says it will invest more than €4 billion in 2026 to renew tracks and stations as CEO Evelyn Palla cautions punctuality will not improve now, while the new long‑distance plan in effect since December 14 adds half‑hourly ICE service on key corridors, 14 new Sprinter links, and keeps fares stable.