Overview
- Deutsche Bahn and RMV expect more than 2,800 construction sites this year, including Mainz infrastructure upgrades and a July–December overhaul of the right Rhine route from Wiesbaden that will affect services such as the S8 and S9 and reach into northern Hesse.
- RMV counted a record 839 million passenger journeys in 2025, even as punctuality lagged and cancellations persisted, with roughly 13% of S-Bahn and 16% of regional trains missing time thresholds and about 10–11% of services canceled.
- RMV has begun phasing out low-demand tickets, ending sales of the 9 a.m. monthly and annual passes and the 65-Plus monthly card, shifting some annual products to subscription-only payment, and discontinuing certain job and long‑distance add‑on offers.
- The RMV says average ticket prices are increasing by 4.75%, the BahnCard discount no longer applies to single fares from price level 5 in regional rail, and the DB City-Ticket now includes Limburg, Wetzlar and Rüsselsheim for a total of 13 cities.
- To ease disruption, RMV is rolling out fixed replacement-bus stops, upgrading its data platform this year and planning a dedicated disruption control center next year, alongside technology shifts such as a near-term battery train test on RB21 and a planned hydrogen conversion of the Taunus line by year-end.