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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 : 24th December 2025]
Austria
Arlberg (Switzerland/Western Austria – Innsbruck)
Nothing at the moment.
Innsbruck
- 7-29th January: line west of Innsbruck closed. Plenty of replacement buses and RJX divertions every 2 hours. Trains between Munich and Italy skip Innsbruck Hbf and stop in Steinach am Brenner instead. For more: https://www.oebb.at/de/fahrplan/baustelleninformation/sperre-weststrecke-tirol
For more: https://www.oebb.at/de/fahrplan/baustelleninformation
AUSTRIA/CZECHIA
Nothing at the moment.
AUSTRIA/ITALY
Nothing at the moment.
AUSTRIA/SLOVENIA
Nothing at the moment.
AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND
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.
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/2026/Bilag/3_5A-Kapacitetsrestriktioner-i-K26.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
Paris Gare de Lyon
Station closed from 30th April (21:00) to 3rd May (14:00). Limited capacity, some TGVs rerouted to Paris-Montparnasse or Paris-Est.
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 2025 – 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
- 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 Hanau and Fulda:
- 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
Closure between Engen, Singen and Schaffhausen:
- 11-12th April
Karlsruhe – Konstanz (Schwarzwaldbahn)
- 7th March
- 3-9th April (Offenburg station, see below)
- 11-12th April (see above)
Stuttgart – Munich
- 13-18th January: Ulm station closed. Expect diverted long-distance trains.
Ulm – Friedrichshafen (- Bregenz)
- full closure: 13-18th January (Ulm station), 7th March – 7th June 2026
Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel
Offenburg station fully closed from 3rd to 9th April 2026. Expect long-distance replacement buses such as Freiburg – Baden-Baden/Karlsruhe.
Cologne main station (Köln Hbf)
Station is fully closed for 10 days in March or April 2026 (tbc). 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
- Generalsanierung: 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)
- Generalsanierung: 10th July – 11th December 2026. For more: https://rechter-rhein.deutschebahn.com/
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)
- 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)
- 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
- Nothing at the moment
GErmany/Czechia
Dresden – Prague
The mainline is closed on various dates. Buses running between Dresden and Usti:
- 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
3-6th April: (Hamburg -) Neumünster – Rendsburg closed. Expect replacement buses.
For more info regarding long-distance trains, see Denmark.
Germany/France
Kehl – Kork fully closed from 28th February to 3rd March. Some TGV/ICE trains are rerouted through Saarbrücken.
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
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.
Germany/Switzerland
Hochrheinbahn: Basel Bad Bf – Schaffhausen
26th April 2026 – mid-2027: electrification and modernisation of the line (Rheinfelden – Waldshut).
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:
- 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: single track between Como and Seregno. RE80s not running beyond Lugano or Como.
- 24th August – 3rd September: line fully closed. Replacement buses running.
(Lugano -) Varese – Gallarate (- Malpensa Airport)
- 7th June – 5th July: closure. Expect replacement buses.
Verona – Vicenza (- Venice)
- 2-16th August: closure.
Brescia – Verona
Works on connecting the high-speed line to the classic line. Weekend closures:
- 10-11th January
- 24-25th January
Milan – Genova
Po bridge works:
- 31st May – 19th July: one track closed
- 20th July – 28th August: full closure
- 29th August – 27th September: one track closed
Expect longer travel times and train reroutings similar to summer 2025: regionals via Valenza, IC via Piacenza.
Milan – Bologna high-speed line
- 10-17th August: closure. Expect divertions using the classic line (+60-90 min travel time).
(Turin -) Cuneo – Ventimiglia
Closures between Fossano, Cuneo and Borgo S. Dalmazzo on the following dates:
- 20-29th June
- 18-27th July
- 22-31st August
Rome – Naples high-speed line
- 8-21st November: closure south of Cassino. Expect longer travel times.
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
Orbe – Chavornay
Line closed all year 2026 for modernisation.
Sonceboz-Sombeval – Moutier
Closure from 8th September 2026 to September 2027 for upgrades.
Lucerne – Engelberg
Closure from 7th September to 1st November 2026.
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
Line closed between Basel SBB and Saint-Louis on various weekends. Passengers use tram 1 and 3 (all rail tickets valid).
- 31st January – 1st February 2026
- 28th February – 1st March
- 25-26th April
- 6-7th June
- 4-5th July
- 17-18th October
- 14-15th November
Geneva – Bellegarde – Paris/Lyon
La Plaine station fully closed between 27th July and 17th August. TER and R L5/L6 replaced by buses between Geneva and Bellegarde. Some TGVs rerouted through Vallorbe.
Lausanne – Vallorbe – Paris
Mont-d’Or tunnel closed from 10th to 25th October. Replacement concept in preparation.
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/