2024-10-12 19:39:00
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyj is expected in Berlin today – for passengers This means many S-Bahn cancellations in the city center. The police measures are mainly taken there, a police spokesperson said this morning. Police are preparing with extensive safety precautions.
Especially on the light rail Between the Zoo and the Ostbahnhof the traffic will be noticeably thinned out in the morning, as the railway announced. As an S-Bahn spokesperson said, the S9 is expected to run at the usual frequency, while the S7 only runs every 20 minutes instead of every 10 minutes as usual. The S5 only runs between Warschauer Straße and Strausberg Nord or Hoppegarten. The Ringbahn also runs less frequently and fewer trains run on the north-south lines in the city centre.
“During previous state visits, central sections of the route in central Berlin were closed at very short notice, sometimes for several hours, and driving was ordered at significantly reduced speeds,” it reads. The S-Bahn is planning it. So this will be Reduced train service in the city center area, said the speaker.
Further restrictions are possible in the short term upon order of the authorities, he said. Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance and regional transport will also be affected. For example, ICE trains between Berlin, Hanover and the Rhineland/Ruhr area will be diverted; the Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Berlin-Spandau stops will no longer be available. The inconveniences should last until the evening hours, we read.
Zelenskyj will be received at midday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The Ukrainian head of state was last in Berlin in June. The S-Bahn route runs exactly next to Bellevue Palace, the seat of the Federal President.
No major disruptions have been announced on the subway. The U5 subway line will not stop at the Bundestag subway station until further notice, the traffic information center VIZ announced. He stopped but major road closures and restrictions A. There may be “massive traffic restrictions in the area of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, on the city autobahns A113 and A100 and in the center of Berlin”, especially if you arrive in the morning and depart at an as yet unknown time.
Remarkable Closures are also planned in the area of the Brandenburg Gate, Bellevue Palace and the government district be expected. “Due to the level of danger, no more precise information is available.” Motorists should avoid the areas and avoid them as much as possible. Buses may also get stuck in traffic.
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