Informacje o zamknięciach Elbtal i Hamburg Waltershof

Dear Customers,

With respect to our Newsletter No. 02/2025, where we outlined the restrictions for the coming period, we would like to supply you with circumstantial information.
After intensive negotiations with the applicable authorities, which unfortunately did not consequence in a change of decision, we have an overview of the planned closures. As the closure and restrictions will be at major junctions, the planning and operation of our trains will be importantly affected.

Between 29/06/2025 – 04/07/2025 from 8:50 a.m. to 6:50 p.m., daytime traffic on the Bad Schandau – Pirna section of the Elbtal area will be completely stopped. At night, no additional capacity will be available beyond the regular trains introduced in the timetable at this time. For our services, we will besides be utilizing the alternate diversionary way Cheb – Schirnding, where we will be limited both by line capacity and by train weight and dimension parameters, which will consequence in lower transported volumes and delays.
Our client services have information on whether a peculiar train is moving at night time without complications, or if it is moving on a diverted way during the day.

The Elbtal closure will be followed by a complete track closure on the approach to Hamburg Waltershof station. Due to construction work, the movement of trains to this station will be completely disabled between 04/07 and 08/07/2025. As a consequence of this restriction, we will not be able to service the Hamburg CTA, CTB and Eurogate terminals. All trains to/from Waltershof Station will be cancelled during the closure. During the lockout, volumes will accumulate at the mentioned terminals. After the resumption of operations, we will most likely face complications in the form of extended handling times.

At the Port of Hamburg, trains will be operated to CTT terminal.

We have not yet faced a regulation of this magnitude. We are facing a very complicated period which will have a major impact on services to/from the North German ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Duisburg.
Please anticipate reduced capacity on our trains and delays that could happen as a consequence of the closures.

We will do our best to reduce the negative impact of these operational constraints as much as possible, but we are besides aware of the seriousness of the situation.

Our client Service Department will be available to supply you with circumstantial information about your shipments.

Thank you for understanding.

METRANS Team