Capital of Culture

Discover the Capital of Culture region with us!

No title without a team - we ensure the right connection to the Capital of Culture Centre.

Chemnitz is not a "one-city show", but together with the City in Focus, 38 municipalities from the surrounding area form the European Capital of Culture 2025. As the driving force behind the Chemnitz model, we connect this region by rail and make it easy to experience and enjoy by public transport.

True to the motto "C the Unseen", the European Capital of Culture 2025 invites you to discover our region, see it with different eyes and perhaps even leave the beaten track. What better way to do this than by travelling by train on our C lines.

Many projects, such as the Purple Path art and sculpture trail, can be reached in large parts without any stress or changes along our line connections - directly from Chemnitz city centre or directly into it.

On this page you will find all information about our rail-based transport services within and along the Capital of Culture Region, in particular the Opening on 18 January 2025 and beyond.

This page offers:

  • Traffic information on the changed routing (C11 | C13 | C14 | C15) on 18 January 2025
  • Timetables for all C lines for the opening on 18 January 2025
  • Capital of CultureTicket - 1 ticket for 3 days at an attractive price
  • Information about the Park&Ride sites in Chemnitz

Changed routing on our C lines - Opening: 18 January 2025

On 18 January 2025, Chemnitz will open the year 2025 as European Capital of Culture! For the grand opening, a varied programme of events will be offered on numerous stages and action areas around Chemnitz city centre. All programme items can be found on the official website of the European Capital of Culture 2025.

As a result, we have also adjusted the timetables of our C lines between 04:00 and 00:30, as they are running differently due to closures in the city centre.

Here you will find information on the changed traffic routing of the individual C-lines.

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Chemnitz-Süd | Changed routing

C11 Chemnitz Technopark - Annenplatz (Centre) - Stollberg: Extended half-hourly service

C13 | C14 Chemnitz Technopark - Annenplatz (Centre) - ThalheimJourneys every half hour

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Chemnitz-North | Changed line routing

C13 | C14 | C15 travelling from the north only to Chemnitz main station 

Short & sweet:

  • C11 Chemnitz Technopark - Annenplatz (Centre) - Stollberg: Extended half-hourly service
  • C13 | C14 Chemnitz Technopark - Annenplatz (Centre) - ThalheimJourneys every half hour

 

From the north, the lines C13, C14 and C15 only as far as Chemnitz main station. From the south, the line C11 via Annenstraße to the Technopark. The C13 and C14 via Annenstraße to Altchemnitz.

Our regional train connections run on regular routes.

C11 (Chemnitz Stollberg):

15 additional trains run from early in the morning to late in the evening, ensuring a continuous half-hourly service. Your route: Coming from Stollberg to Chemnitz Annenplatz (access Chemnitz city centre). From there, continue via Bernsbachplatz to Technopark Wendeschleife. From there, the journey starts via the same route back to Stollberg. In the evening, the central stop will be reopened for buses and trams. The last train from Chemnitz in the direction of Stollberg departs from the central station at 23:45, arriving in Stollberg (Sachs) at 0:21. Park & Ride car parks along the line include: Niederdorf, Pfaffenhain, Jahnsdorf, Neukirchen-Klaffenbach, Klaffenbach Hp, Altchemnitz.  

C13 & C14: (Burgstädt Chemnitz Aue) and C14 (Mittweida Chemnitz Thalheim)

Both lines run every hour on Saturdays. This results in a half-hourly service on the shared section between Chemnitz and Thalheim. This will run from early in the morning until late at night. For this, 14 additional trains are used. About the route: Both lines run from the direction of Thalheim in Chemnitz via Technopark to Annenplatz (access to Chemnitz city centre). From there via Treffurthstraße and Altchemnitz Centre to Altchemnitz. There the journey starts back towards Thalheim via Annenplatz. From the north (coming from Burgstädt and Mittweida), lines C13 and C14 terminate at Chemnitz main station (access Chemnitz city centre). The last journey from Chemnitz to Thalheim/Aue leaves at 11.15 pm as C13 from Annenplatz. The last journey from Chemnitz main station to Burgstädt (C13) departs at 11.48 pm, to Mittweida at 11.35 pm. Park & Ride car parks along the lines including: Dorfchemnitz, Thalheim, Meinersdorf, Burkhardtsdorf, Dittersdorf, Einsiedel, Altchemnitz.

C15 (Chemnitz Hainichen):

Ends from Hainichen at Chemnitz main station (access Chemnitz city centre). The line runs every hour. Last journey from Chemnitz main station at 23:37, arrival Hainichen 0:06.

(Special) timetables for all C lines - Opening: 18 January 2025

For the festive opening on 18 January, Chemnitz city centre will be transformed into a colourful festival mile. We have adjusted the timetables of our C-Lines in line with the wide-ranging programme.

C11 Special timetable

for the opening on 18 January 2025

Stollberg (Sachs) ⇆ Chemnitz Annenplatz (city centre) ⇆ Chemnitz Technopark

C13 Special timetable

for the opening on 18 January 2025

South: Aue ⇆ Annenplatz (city centre) ⇆ Altchemnitz
North: Chemnitz main station ⇆ Burgstädt

C14 Special timetable

for the opening on 18 January 2025

South: Thalheim ⇆ Annenplatz (city centre) ⇆ Altchemnitz
North: Chemnitz main station ⇆ Mittweida

C15 Special timetable

for the opening on 18 January 2025

Hainichen ⇆ Chemnitz main station

#Be a better knower!

...with current traffic reports on our website...

You will always find up-to-date information on acute disruptions, delays and general timetable deviations 24/7 on our website: https://www.city-bahn.de/stoerungsmeldungen

You will find a timetable with a QR code at all our stops. Scan the code and find out in real time about traffic on our route network and your train connection.

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Capital of CultureTicket - 1 ticket for 3 days at an attractive price

Want to explore Chemnitz and the cultural region? The best way to do this is by public transport. We recommend the Capital of Culture Ticket.

Get all the information you need here:

Do you have a valid Deutschlandticket? Of course you can also use all our scheduled connections without restriction.

Park & Ride sites in and around the Capital of Culture

You are travelling to Chemnitz by car. We recommend parking your car at one of the mostly free P&R car parks on the outskirts of the city and travelling comfortably to the centre of the Capital of Culture by bus and train.

P+R Bernsdorf Eislebener Straße

Connection with the lines

Tram: 2

Bus: 33, 53, 56, S91, N14

P+R Hutholz Max-Opitz-Straße

Connection with the lines

Tram: 4, 5

Bus: 39, 52, 93, 200, 201, 262, N15

P+R Chemnitz Centre Ringstraße

Connection with the lines

Bus: 21, 96, 650

 

P+R Südring Stollberger Straße

Connection with the lines

Tram: 4

Bus: 53, N15

P+R Fair Chemnitz

Connection with the lines

Tram: 1

 

P+R terminus Altchemnitz

Connection with the lines

City railway: C11

Bus: 53, 210, 211

P+R car park Mauerstraße (main station)

Connection with the lines

Tram: 3, 4

City railway: C11, C13, C14, C15

P+R Lise-Meitner-Straße (Technopark)

Connection with the lines

Tram: 3

City railway: C11, C13, C14

Bus: 53, 82

P+R Niederdorf

Connection with the lines

City railway: C11

 

P+R Pfaffenhain

Connection with the lines

City railway: C11

 

P+R Jahnsdorf

Connection with the lines

City railway: C11

 

P+R Neukirchen-Klaffenbach

Connection with the lines

City railway: C11

P+R Einsiedel

Connection with the lines

City railway: C13, C14

P+R Dittersdorf

Connection with the lines

City railway: C13, C14

P+R Meinersdorf

Connection with the lines

City railway: C13, C14

Do you have any questions? We will be happy to help you personally in our customer centre diagonally opposite Chemnitz main station.

Attention: "Special opening hours customer centre"

Opening on 18 January 2025 

Customer centre: 09.00 - 17.00 hrs open

Highlight: The opening on 18 January 2025