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title: "Staff shortage leads to restrictions in local transport | VRR"
url: "https://www.vrr.de/en/aktuelles/meldungen/shortage-of-skilled-labour-leads-to-restrictions-in-regional-rail-transport/"
description: Staff shortages at the rail transport companies are leading to restrictions in the timetable of S2, S28, S68, RE3, RE4, RE6, RE7, RE11, RE13, RE44, RE47, RB36.
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date: 2024-11-05
modified: 2025-11-28
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---

# Staff shortage leads to restrictions in local transport | VRR

November 28, 2025

Shortage of skilled labour leads to restrictions in local rail passenger transport
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 Due to staff shortages at the railroad companies and a lack of vehicle availability, there will also be restrictions in the timetable in the coming weeks. The aim is to reduce short-term staff-related train cancellations to a minimum and to create a limited but reliable service.

 Good news for all commuters
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The **RE 6** (RRX)[(except between Essen and Dortmund](https://www.vrr.de/fahrplan-mobilitaet/baustellen-im-spnv/#cs-58067)), **RE 3** and **RE 13** lines are running according to the regular timetable again.

 There are currently timetable adjustments on the following lines:
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**Line S 2**:

- The line only runs every 30 minutes between Dortmund main station and Dortmund-Mengede. This means that there will no longer be a 15-minute interval at peak times on Mondays to Fridays. Scheduled operation is planned at weekends.

**Line S 28**:

- The Mettmann Stadtwald - Wuppertal Hbf section will be served by buses Monday to Friday during the day until around 8.30 pm until further notice.
- Trains will not run between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Wuppertal Hbf on Saturdays and Sundays. Please switch to lines S 8, S 9 and the RE/RB lines in this section.

**Line S 68**:

- This line will not be running until further notice. Please switch to lines S 6 and S 8.

**RE 4 line**:

- The morning peak-period services from Aachen to Düsseldorf and in the afternoon from Düsseldorf to Aachen will not be running until further notice. The exception to this is one morning peak-period service from Aachen to Düsseldorf, which will be operated with a replacement train from TRI.
- The night journeys at weekends between Düsseldorf and Hagen will not run until further notice.

**RE 7 line**:

- The line will only run daily until around 10 p.m., also due to a large number of night-time construction sites scattered along the route.
- Between Krefeld and Cologne, replacement trains from TRI will replace most journeys in the evening hours.
- In addition, individual journeys are cancelled in the early morning hours.
- Buses will run between Hagen and Hamm in the evening and at night; on the remaining sections of the line, please switch to other lines (especially RE 4, RB 48, S 8, S 11).

**RE 11 line (RRX)**:

- Only a limited service can be operated on the Düsseldorf - Hamm section. Some of the journeys in this section will be served by replacement trains operated by TRI. For the journeys served by TRI, a change of trains from/to Paderborn/Kassel is necessary in Hamm.
- Scheduled operation is planned for the Hamm - Kassel section.

**RE 13 line**:

- Some journeys are operated with replacement trains by Train Charter Services (TCS); on some journeys a change between eurobahn and TCS trains is necessary in Mönchengladbach.

**RE 19 line:**

- Continuous service to/from Arnhem is not possible until further notice. All journeys therefore require a change of trains in Emmerich. The timetable between Emmerich and Arnhem Centraal has been adjusted accordingly in both directions.
- Replacement trains will be used on some journeys at peak times.

**RE 44 line**:

- This line will not be running until further notice.
- Buses will run on the Bottrop - Oberhausen section. The buses will run continuously between Bottrop and Duisburg-Ruhrort (lines RE 44/RB 36).
- On the Oberhausen - Duisburg - Moers section, please switch to the other regional rail services.

**RE 47 line**:

- This line will be served by buses until further notice.

**Line RB 31:**

- Some journeys will be operated with replacement trains.

**Line RB 36:**

- The line will be served by buses until further notice. The buses will run continuously between Duisburg-Ruhrort and Bottrop (lines RE 44/RB 36).

**Further up-to-date information on the lines can be found at** [**zuginfo.nrw**](https://www.zuginfo.nrw/)