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Railway revolution 2026: communities of Zachun and Kirch Jesar left behind!
From 2026, the Zachun and Kirch Jesar train stations will no longer be served by the RE1, which will have an impact on the connection.
Railway revolution 2026: communities of Zachun and Kirch Jesar left behind!
The railway is planning significant changes to the route network from 2026, which will particularly affect the communities of Zachun and Kirch Jesar. Loud Northern Courier The RE1 regional express, which runs between Schwerin and Hamburg, will no longer serve these two stations. Instead, the plan is to stop in Holthusen in the future. The mayors Thomas Rischke (Kirch Jesar) and Christopher Mecklenburg (Zachun) are disappointed by the railway's lack of communication and fear that their communities will be left behind.
With the changes, school trips to Schwerin in particular will take significantly longer, which is met with widespread incomprehension. The mayors criticize the fact that they only found out about the plans through an inquiry from Nordkurier. “Moving the trains to unattractive times makes rail travel even less attractive for us,” explains Mecklenburg.
Operational needs or reduction in supply?
The reduction in stops is part of a nationwide adjustment of long-distance transport routes with the aim of optimizing rail transport in the next few years. The railway justifies this with “operational needs”; Although the stations will not be closed, travelers will have to make do without connections from the next timetable year. The mayors and the Hagenow Land office have already tried to convince the railway of the negative consequences of these measures, but so far without success.
The changes are just part of larger plans that also affect other aspects of regional rail transport. In cooperation with Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has made a decision to award regional express line 1, which is looking for a new operator for 14 timetable years from December 2027 until 2041. DB Regio AG is expected to use new, modern rolling stock, including double-decker multiple units, as shown on government-mv.de is to be read.
Conceivable reactivations and a look into the future
These major changes go hand in hand with a nationwide initiative to reactivate disused railway lines, which is intended to significantly expand the rail network by 2030 vdv.de is described. Over 300 railway lines could be reactivated to reconnect many cities and communities to the rail network. The efforts aim to promote rail freight transport and strengthen environmentally friendly mobility in rural regions.
In the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region, 11 reactivation proposals are being considered. This could improve the connection between rural areas and the metropolitan region and increase demand for regional transport. In this regard, it remains to be seen how the plans to redesign rail transport will develop and whether the affected communities will be properly heard.