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Engineering works

As you might have noticed, the European rail network is seeing plenty of engineering works and disruptions, including on major railways. Here is a (non-exhaustive) list, it will be updated regularly but we cannot follow all disruptions. Feel free to post your questions on r/Interrail.

[last edit : 12th November 2025]

Austria

Arlberg (Switzerland/Western Austria – Innsbruck)

Nothing at the moment.

Innsbruck

For more: https://www.oebb.at/de/fahrplan/baustelleninformation

NIGHTJET

NightJet services from Munich & Vienna to Florence & Rome cancelled from 29.09.2025 to 13.12.2025. Services from Munich & Vienna to La Spezia operate as far as Milan only until 13.12.2025. The branch to Milan is fully cancelled from that date.

AUSTRIA/CZECHIA

Nothing at the moment.

AUSTRIA/ITALY

See Austria above for Nightjet disruptions.

AUSTRIA/SLOVENIA

Nothing at the moment.

AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND

Nothing at the moment. See above for Arlberg closures.

Belgium

For more: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en/travel-info/current/ongoing-disturbances-and-works/ongoing-works

https://www.belgiantrain.be/fr/travel-info/train-network-travel-info/overview-2025

Czechia

For more: https://www.cd.cz/jizdni-rad/omezeni-provozu/ (note that even minor delays/disruptions are included)

https://grapp.spravazeleznic.cz

Denmark

Padborg – Copenhagen

For more info: https://www.bane.dk/-/media/Bane/Dokumenter/Jernbanevirksomhed/Netredegoerelse/2025/Bilag/3_5A-Kapacitetsrestriktioner-i-K25.pdf

For more: https://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/

https://www.snalltaget.se/en/traffic-information

Finland

Haparanda – Tornio

The works on the cross-border railway have been completed but trains will not run until 2026 at the earliest.

For more: https://www.vr.fi/en/on-track/planned-track-work

Real-time info: https://www.vr.fi/en/on-track/traffic-news

France

Ligne des Merveilles (Nice – Breil-sur-Roya)

This beautiful line is undertaking major maintenance works until 15th December 2025. Replacement buses run between Drap and Breil.
https://www.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/se-deplacer/info-trafic/travaux/fermeture-nice-breil

For more: https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com/fr/voyagez-avec-nous/horaires-et-itineraires/informations-trafic/gl/

https://www.ter.sncf.com/auvergne-rhone-alpes/se-deplacer/info-trafic/travaux

https://www.ter.sncf.com/bourgogne-franche-comte/se-deplacer/info-trafic/travaux etc.

Similar pages exist for all regions, no nationwide (useful) page.

FRANCE/ITALY

Lyon – Turin (Paris – Milan)

Nothing at the moment.

In case of disruption, alternative routes include:

  • Paris – Zurich/Geneva/Lausanne – Milan
  • Paris – Nice – Ventimiglia – Milan
  • Paris – Lyon – Flixbus to Turin

Germany

Hamburg – Berlin

  • 2nd August 2025 – 30th April 2026: full closure, one of the Generalsanierungen projects. ICEs rerouted via Uelzen = 45-60 min longer/50% usual service.

Hamburg – Hannover

  • 1st May – 10th July 2026: usual route via Uelzen closed. Diverted ICEs: +45 min travel time.

Hannover – Berlin

  • 2nd October – 12th December 2026: high-speed line closed. Divertions via Braunschweig/Magdeburg or Hamburg (ICE Amsterdam – Berlin): +60-80 min travel time.

Berlin – Leipzig – Erfurt – Munich

  • 24th September – 13rd December: line closed between Leipzig and Berlin (Anhalter-Bahn). ICEs rerouted (+45-60 min travel time).
  • 10-11th January 2026: closure between Munich and Ingolstadt. ICEs rerouted (+60-90 min?)
  • 14-17th December: closure between Erfurt and Bamberg. ICEs rerouted (+90 min)

Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau (- Austria)

  • 6th February – 10th July 2026: closure between Nürnberg and Regensburg. Expect express buses and ICE divertions. For more: https://generalsanierung-bayern.deutschebahn.com/strecken/nuernberg-regensburg.html
  • 14th June – 10th July 2026: additional closure between Straubing and Plattling. ICE cancellations to be expected. Travel via Munich.
  • 11th July – 12th December 2026: closure between Obertraubling and Passau. Day and night trains will go through Salzburg, limiting capacity and increasing travel time by 15 min from/to Munich and 30 from/to Innsbruck. Further details provided closer to the works beginning. 3 EC pairs through Simbach.

Frankfurt – Fulda – Erfurt

Closure between Fulda and Erfurt. Expect divertions from/to Berlin.

  • 29th November – 3rd December

Closure between Hanau and Fulda:

  • 15-16th November
  • 28th March – 12th April 2026

Stuttgart – Zurich (Gäubahn)

Closure between Stuttgart and Böblingen. Expect replacement buses.

  • weekend closures: 17-18th, 24-25th January, 31st January – 1st February, 7-8th, 14-15th, 21-22nd February 2026

Closure between Horb and Rottweil:

  • weekend closures: 21-22nd, 28-29th March 2026

Karlsruhe – Konstanz (Schwarzwaldbahn)

  • 15th November – 12th December: line closed between Villingen and Donaueschingen. Buses running between Villingen and Engen.

Stuttgart – Munich

  • 13th January – 6th February 2026: Ulm station closed. Expect diverted long-distance trains.

Ulm – Friedrichshafen (- Bregenz)

  • full closure: 13th January – 6th February (Ulm station), 7th March – 7th June 2026

Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel

Nothing at the moment.

Cologne main station (Köln Hbf)

Station is fully closed from 14th November 21:00 to 24th November 05:00. Long-distance trains stop at Messe/Deutz station. Frequent S-Bahn service still running (every 5 min).

Cologne – Wuppertal (- Hannover)

Closure between Cologne, Wuppertal and Hagen. Expect divertions and delays.

  • 27th December 2025 – 1st January 2026
  • 6th February – 10th July 2026

Closure between Hagen and Hamm.

  • 28th November – 7th December 2025

Cologne – Bonn-Beuel – Koblenz (rechte Rheinstrecke/right-bank Rhine route)

Cologne – Bonn Hbf – Koblenz (linke Rheinstrecke/left-bank Rhine route)

  • full closure: 14-20th December 2025, 24-30th January 2026

Koblenz – Wiesbaden (rechte Rheinstrecke/right-bank Rhine route)

  • Generalsanierung: 10th July – 11th December 2026

Koblenz – Mainz (linke Rheinstrecke/left-bank Rhine route)

  • 14-22th December 2025
  • weekend closures: 3-4th, 10-11th, 17-18th, 24-25th January, 21-22nd, 28-29th March, 4-5th, 11-12th, 18-19th, 25-26th April 2026

Mainz – Frankfurt

  • 17-24th January (18th uncertain)
  • 1-5th February
  • 31th January – 20th February (western entrance to Flughafen Regionalbahnhof)
  • 21st February – 6th March

Other important works or disruptions in Germany

https://www.bahn.de/service/fahrplaene/bauarbeiten
https://karte.bahn.de/region/DB_Fernverkehr
https://strecken-info.de
https://www.zuginfo.nrw/index.html

Use the DB Navigator app. Timetables are generally correct or at least there’s an advance notice. Regional train timetables are usually adapted later.

GERMANY/AUSTRIA

Deutsches Eck (Munich/Innsbruck – Salzburg)

  • 15-19th November 13:00: full closure between Rosenheim and Salzburg. Expect the usual divertions (Zell am See and Passau).
  • 11th July – 12th December 2026: due to the closure between Obertraubling and Passau, day and night trains will go through Salzburg, limiting capacity and increasing travel time by 15 min from/to Munich and 30 min from/to Innsbruck. Further details provided closer to the works beginning. 3 EC pairs through Simbach.

Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau (- Austria)

  • 6th February – 10th July 2026: closure between Nürnberg and Regensburg. Expect express buses and ICE divertions. For more: https://generalsanierung-bayern.deutschebahn.com/strecken/nuernberg-regensburg.html
  • 14th June – 10th July 2026: additional closure between Straubing and Plattling. ICE cancellations to be expected. Travel via Munich.
  • 11th July – 12th December 2026: closure between Obertraubling and Passau. Day and night trains will go through Salzburg, limiting capacity and increasing travel time by 15 min from/to Munich and 30 from/to Innsbruck. Further details provided closer to the works beginning. 3 EC pairs through Simbach.

GERMANY/BELGIUM

Köln (Cologne) – Aachen

  • 8-13th December 10:00: full closure. Expect divertions through Mönchengladbach (45-60 min longer travel time).

GErmany/Czechia

Dresden – Prague

The mainline is closed on various dates. Buses running between Dresden and Usti:

  • 13-16th November and 1-2nd December: buses between 09:00 and 19:00
  • 3-10th December: replacement buses all day, night train from/to Zurich cancelled.

Munich – Prague

  • 23rd November – 13th December: direct trains start/terminate in Landshut(Bay) Hbf. Allow extra time.

Nürnberg – Cheb

Due to damaged bridges buses are running between Nürnberg and Pegnitz until at least summer 2026. In addition Marktredwitz – Cheb is also closed on 11-13th December.

Germany/Denmark

For more info regarding long-distance trains, see Denmark.

GERMANy/Netherlands

Arnhem – Emmerich – Oberhausen

That line is upgraded until 2026. Frequent full closures. RE19 replaced by buses, ICEs rerouted via Venlo/M’gladbach.

  • 6-7th December
  • 3-4th January 2026
  • 21-22nd February
  • 21-22nd March
  • 20th April – 17th May tbc

https://www.emmerich-oberhausen.de/Material%20Mediathek/240325-Sperrpausen%20Kalender-ABS%202025-2026.pdf

GErmany/Poland

Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder)

Full closure on the following dates:

  • 10-11th January
  • 17-18th January
  • 24th January – 27th February 2026
  • 3-6th March
  • 28-29th March

Direct buses running between Berlin Hbf and Frankfurt (Oder). Regional buses between Erkner and Fürstenwalde.

Hungary

HUNGARY/SLOVENIA

Budapest – Ljubljana (Citadella)

Partial bus replacement until further notice between Veszprém <-> Zalalövő. Timetables are as follows:

  • IC Budapest-Déli – Veszprém 09:00 – 10:28
  • Bus Veszprém – Zalalövő 10:35 – 12:35
  • IC Zalalövő – Ljubljana 12:42 – 16:42

On the way back:

  • IC Ljubljana – Zalalövő 09:15 – 13:15
  • Bus Zalalövő – Veszprém 13:20 – 15:20
  • IC Veszprém – Budapest-Déli 15:32 – 16:59

Connections are guaranteed. For more: https://potniski.sz.si/en/rail-replacement-buses-in-hungary-from-11-december-2024-onwards-for-international-trains-246-and-247
https://www.mavcsoport.hu/sites/default/files/upload/line-lock/v29_hirdetmeny_25_1103-a_munkalatok_befejezesig_v1103.pdf

Italy

Simplon (Domodossola – Milan)

Next full closures in 2025:

  • 14-16th November
  • 26th December 2025 – 5th January 2026

Next full closures in 2026:

  • 30th May – 26th July (Iselle – Domodossola – Milan)

Direct buses between Domodossola and Milan run: 2h20 travel time incl. significant margin. Regional replacement buses as well. More details in the Trenord links further down.

In addition, throughout the year weekday 10am-3pm closures with less EC and regional trains. 2 buses Arona -> Domodossola, 1 back.

Como – Milan

  • 27th July – 23rd August 2026: single track between Como and Seregno. RE80s not running beyond Lugano or Como.
  • 24th August – 3rd September: line fully closed. Replacement buses will be running.

Milan – Tirano

Closures between Lecco and Tirano/Chiavenna. Upgrading works for the 2026 Olympics. Buses run connecting to the trains.

Some 72h smaller closures as well throughout the year:

  • 19-21st December (Morbegno-Tirano)

Bologna – Prato (Florence)

29th September – 14th December 2025: classic line closed, not the high-speed line. Some buses running, otherwise rely on the frequent high-speed trains. Night trains rerouted.

Verona – Vicenza (- Venice)

22-23rd November: weekend closure. Long-distance trains rerouted via the Bologna bypass, regional services via Cerea – Legnago.

Brescia – Verona

Works on connecting the high-speed line to the classic line. Weekend closures:

  • 15-16th November
  • 29-30th November
  • 6-7th December

For more: https://www.trenitalia.com/it/informazioni/Infomobilita/notizie-infomobilita.html

https://www.rfi.it/it/rete/i-nostri-progetti/principali-interventi-lavori-programmati.html

https://www.trenord.it/news/cantieri/area-nord-ovest
https://www.trenord.it/news/cantieri/area-nord-est/
https://www.trenord.it/news/cantieri/area-sud-est/
https://www.trenord.it/news/cantieri/area-sud-ovest/

Luxembourg

Luxembourg-Bettembourg

See: https://www.cfl.lu/fr-fr/works

The Netherlands

Brussels – Amsterdam

Engineering works are taking place on multiple weekends between Amsterdam and Brussels. Expect longer travel times. Tickets may be released later than usual.

Planned engineering works: https://www.ns.nl/reisinformatie/werk-aan-het-spoor/

Live information on disruptions: https://www.ns.nl/reisinformatie/actuele-situatie-op-het-spoor/

Norway

https://www.vy.no/en/traffic-and-routes/engineering-works-summer

https://www.vy.no/en/traffic-and-routes/traffic-info-for-train-and-bus

Slovenia

For more: https://potniski.sz.si/en/help-and-travel-updates/#rail-replacement-buses

Spain

About works: https://www.renfe.com/es/es/grupo-renfe/comunicacion/renfe-al-dia/avisos

Catalonia: https://rodalies.gencat.cat/es/alteracions_del_servei/afeccions_programades/

Sweden

For more: https://www.trafikverket.se/trafikinformation/tagkarta/ and https://www.trafikverket.se/trafikinformation/tag/

Switzerland

For more: mostly follow the SBB app. Some press releases are also available on https://news.sbb.ch/medien/kategorie/3473/mitteilungen

SWITZERLAND/AUSTRIA

14th June – 14th October 2026: line closed between Buchs SG and Feldkirch. RJX and night trains rerouted through St. Margrethen SG. Expect +30 min travel time to Innsbruck, +60 from/to Vienna due to further works in Austria.

SWITZERLAND/FRANCE

Basel – Saint-Louis/Mulhouse

  • 22-23rd November: line closed between Basel and Saint-Louis. Passengers asked to use tram 1 and 3 (all rail tickets valid).

Turkey

Mersin – Yenice Branch Line

The line between Mersin and Yenice is being shut down starting from April 22, 2024 for a minimum of 24 months as part of HSR construction. During this time, the Mersin – Adana regionals will not run. The Mersin – İskenderun regionals will probably terminate at Yenice, but this is not confirmed as of April 5, 2024. No sleeper or mainline services seem to be affected at this time. TCDD will not offer any rail replacement services. Travelers wishing to visit or otherwise go to Mersin should take a bus to/from Yenice or Adana.

United Kingdom

For more: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/status-and-disruptions/