Overview
- The regional transport authority VRR asserted on January 15 that Deutsche Bahn was not informed about the Kaiserberg construction site.
- With other routes constrained by works, many travelers are funneling onto the Essen–Ratingen–Düsseldorf corridor as an improvised detour.
- Passengers report very short train formations or no trains at all despite elevated demand on the sole direct route.
- Persistent overcrowding and frequent lateness are disrupting daily commutes between Düsseldorf and Essen.
- Riders describe the S6 as the worst rail line they know, and the articles do not detail a response from Deutsche Bahn to the VRR claim.