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Holy shit: Deutsche Bahn has made the insane decision to stop all train traffic between Düsseldorf and Cologne... during the week of Gamescom.

Please do tell me if I am misunderstanding, because there is no way anyone in their right mind makes this decision: www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pr...

For those who don't know, this is what every tram station, train station, hen house, and out house looks like during the week. It is packed beyond belief. This cannot be safe with replacement busses.

Apparently this should only affect the east side of the rhine, so trains could still go via the west side of the rhine via Neuss, but that would still cut 50% of the routes, making those trains extra packed

that … is insane. Like absolutely boneheaded and irresponsibly insane. I’ve been to Gamescom a few times and I’ve always taken the train and they were ALWAYS packed to the brim. What the fuck is this logic?!?!?!

the repair schedule has been set in advance and the entire region has been suffering from the resulting connectivity problems the entire year, why should tourists have it better than us? Delaying plans now probably means a whole bunch of other projects get delayed as a result.

probably, but i don't think regional infrastructure overhaul puts servicing conventions as the top priority