Overview
- Deutsche Bahn moved RE6, RE7 and RE70 to begin and end at Hamburg‑Altona in a partial resumption that was due to start on Thursday, August 13, with Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Dammtor remaining unserved.
- A defective switch in Eidelstedt reported on August 13 stopped the planned return of direct Elmshorn–Hamburg Regionalexpress trains and required repair work that Deutsche Bahn said would continue into the afternoon.
- Full‑day cancellations are scheduled for Sunday, August 16: RE7 between Hauptbahnhof and Pinneberg, RE70 between Hauptbahnhof and Neumünster, and RE6 between Altona and Elmshorn, with bus replacement services arranged on affected segments.
- Passengers face longer journeys and crowded S‑Bahn connections; operators are running timed replacement buses and advising Pinneberg travelers to switch to the S‑Bahn for central Hamburg links.
- The disruptions stem from major, months‑long projects—the Sternbrücke rebuild, Verbindungsbahn works, Diebsteich station and signalling upgrades—and some restrictions, notably Nordbahn services starting and ending in Pinneberg, are expected to last into early September.