{"id":2861,"date":"2026-07-02T16:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:51:15","slug":"egim-i-newsletter-i-current-situation-in-railtraffic-i-nr-29_2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/egim-i-newsletter-i-current-situation-in-railtraffic-i-nr-29_2026\/","title":{"rendered":"EGIM I Newsletter I Current Situation in Railtraffic I Nr. 29_2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">as a matter of routine, we would like to provide you with an overview of current and upcoming events within our rail operations. This includes information from the area of the network operator as well as information from the environment of the connected seaport terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Hamburg\/Hanover Quality Initiative.&#8221; The detour routes remain severely congested. On July 1, 2026, the situation escalated during the afternoon. Due to severely congested infrastructure and various disruptions, there were massive delays and temporary stoppages that affected the entire Northern and Central Regional Areas. Freight rail traffic has come to a near standstill.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embankment fire between G\u00f6ttingen and N\u00f6rten-Hardenberg from July 1, 2026, at 4:35 p.m. to July 1, 2026, at 7:45 p.m. Consequence: Travel time extended due to trains being held up.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction disruptions \/ track alignment issues between Rethen (Leine) and Sarstedt from June 30, 2026, at 11:05 a.m. to July 2, 2026, at 1:39 p.m. Consequence: Travel time extended due to rerouting via the opposite track using the alternating-track method.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dispositive inflow control in Hamburg has remained in effect without change since March 10, 2026. Trains are sometimes denied access to the Hamburg rail network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dispositive inflow control in Bremerhaven has remained in effect without change since May 10, 2026. Trains are sometimes denied access to the Bremerhaven rail network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall, the situation was so tense that more than 25 trains were running with delays of well over 5 hours. One of our trains on the Hungary route departed Hamburg today at 3:30 a.m. and arrived in Hanover around 10:00 a.m. Such travel times cannot be compensated for.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track condition issue between Hannoversch-M\u00fcnden and Hedem\u00fcnden, starting at 12:15 p.m. on July 2, 2026, and expected to last until the morning of July 3, 2026. Consequence: extended travel time; no detour.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overhead line damage near Wunstorf, starting at 11:10 a.m. on July 2, 2026, and expected to last until the afternoon of July 2, 2026. Consequence: longer travel time and extended route due to a detour.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locomotive damage involving a third-party rail carrier between K\u00f6rle Ost and Kassel-Wilhelmsh\u00f6he from July 2, 2026, at 5:00 a.m. until July 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Travel time extension due to trains being held up. This has caused significant congestion.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signal failure near Kassel-Wilhelmsh\u00f6he from July 2, 2026, at 6:38 a.m. to July 2, 2026, at 7:19 a.m. Consequence: Travel time extended due to trains being held up.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signal failure near Hannover-Linden from July 2, 2026, at 4:03 a.m. to July 2, 2026, at 10:22 a.m. Consequence Travel time extended due to rerouting via the opposite track using the alternating-track method.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ongoing difficult situation, which has persisted since noon on July 1, 2026, has led to track capacity (including that of passing and siding tracks) being completely exhausted on the Eichenberg\u2013Kassel\u2013Gie\u00dfen\u2013Friedberg and Hanau routes. The situation is expected to continue until at least tomorrow morning. Only then can a slight improvement be expected\u2014provided there are no new obstacles.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the circumstances, delays continue to occur at the seaport and inland terminals. These delays have a significant impact on the stability and punctuality of our network. We are making daily efforts to minimize the impact on your bookings as much as possible. Our scheduling department will continue to inform you of any affected bookings on a case-by-case basis. In order to avoid incorrect tours, please check the availability of the loading units before acceptance inland or at the seaport and take our advice notes and order-related information into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last-minute update regarding another construction project that will significantly impact travel times. We were notified after the agreed-upon deadlines about a construction project in Fulda, one of the main routes we use. The construction project will take place in two phases. The so-called &#8220;Nordkopf&#8221; will be closed from June 26, 2026, to July 10, 2026. A detour is available for traffic, but significant delays are expected along the route.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the second phase, the &#8220;S\u00fcdkopf&#8221; section will be closed from July 11, 2026, to July 30, 2026. There is currently no satisfactory alternative; of the approximately 200 trains affected, about 50% are expected to be canceled. Furthermore, the approved trains do not align with each other. An appeal has been filed regarding this matter. The outcome is still uncertain. Nearly all services are affected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We also informed you of this separately in our letter dated June 18, 2026. Further information regarding possible additional costs will follow as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term construction work between Nuremberg &#8211; Regensburg &#8211; Passau from February 6, 2026 to December 15, 2026. During this period, there will be two different diversions with adjusted train lengths:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>February 6 &#8211; June 12 -&gt; 620 m via Landshut \/ Plattling -&gt; 23 cars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>June 12 \u2013 July 11 -&gt; 590 m via Salzburg -&gt; 22 cars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>July 12 \u2013 September 16 -&gt; 620 m via Landshut\/Plattling -&gt; 23 cars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 16 \u2013 timetable change -&gt; 590 m via Salzburg -&gt; 22 cars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to the longer distance and increased utilization of the alternative routes, delays are to be expected. Further restrictions cannot yet be fully predicted. We will inform you separately about these. This mainly affects our services to Hungary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the area of seaport terminals, we would like to point out that your cooperation as a potential terminal customer is also urgently desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With regard to deadlines, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/gtc\/\">General Terms and Conditions<\/a>. Delivery deadlines or fixed dates cannot be guaranteed. These presuppose unhindered transport conditions on rail and road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our regular updates, we would like to keep you informed about current events and disruptions in rail operations. These include both restrictions on rail infrastructure and developments at the associated seaport terminals.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an overview of current operational disruptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2863,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions\/2863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egim.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}