Overview

• Services between Gerolstein and Cologne resumed on June 16, 2025, reinstating both passenger and freight operations after nearly four years of reconstruction
• Rebuilding works included track restoration, renewal of 20 bridges, installation of two electronic signal boxes and upgraded safety technology
• The roughly 160-kilometer corridor runs from Trier-Ehrang to Hürth-Kalscheuren, linking Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen
• The 2021 flood inflicted approximately €1.3 billion in damage to railway infrastructure across the two states
• Partial closures begin on August 24 to facilitate electrification, with full electric service slated for 2028