- Chemnitz city centre: Central stop for city trains largely closed due to festival
- C lines terminate at Chemnitz main station and Annenplatz
- Extension of the half-hourly service on C11, C13/C14 into the evening hours
Chemnitz - Around 80,000 visitors are expected to attend the opening of the European Capital of Culture year in Chemnitz on Saturday (18 January 2025). The majority will be travelling by public transport.
Passengers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes and occasional train cancellations. The route operator is not expected to be able to rectify the disruptions until Tuesday, 12 November 2024 in the afternoon. City-Bahn asks its passengers for their understanding.
City-Bahn Managing Director Friedbert Straube: "The City-Bahn therefore runs every half hour on important C lines on Saturdays and therefore twice as often." 29 extra lanes are used.
The central station will be closed to city trains until the evening on Saturday due to the festival.
Here are the reinforced lines in detail:
- 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: Line C13 (Burgstädt Chemnitz Aue) and C14 (Mittweida Chemnitz Thalheim) run every hour on Saturdays. This results in a half-hourly service for the shared section between Chemnitz and Thalheim. This service runs from early in the morning until late at night. 14 additional trains are used for this. 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 centre). The line runs every hour. Last journey from Chemnitz main station at 23:37, arrival Hainichen 0:06.
Managing Director Straube: "On important inner-city routes such as Annenplatz Altchemnitz and Annenplatz Technopark, we are running four journeys per hour, twice as often as usual."
Note to passengers with reduced mobility: Due to the changed route, accessibility is not guaranteed throughout. Please contact the customer advisor or driver at the start of your journey.
All information and timetables for the opening day of the Capital of Culture can be found at www.city-bahn.de under "News".
