Travel disruptions in Europe

Several routes and a few train stations will undergo construction and renovation works in 2020, which will affect multiple Austrian regions and some international connections. Check this page for all the details. 

Check this page to see all the planned engineering works in Belgium. Please note that some of these works will affect trains running through main routes, including Bruges - Gand.

The trains 2154 (Sarajevo-Zenica) and 2155 (Zenica-Sarajevo) are suspended due to ongoing works on this route. There is currently no estimate of when this connection will resume.

Some connections between Germany and Croatia will be affected by construction work on the Rosenheim - Munich Hbf line. Trains 498/462 Zagreb GK 21.20 - Munich Hbf. 06.10 and 463/499 Munich Hbf. 23.20 - Zagreb GK 08.36 will have a different timetable:

• On 31 March, 2020, train 498/462 will take the Rosenheim - Holzkirchen - Mü-Mittersendl - Mü Heimeranplatz auxiliary transport, and therefore through Munich Ost; arrival in Munich Hbf. at 06.30.

Train traffic will be disrupted on a number of routes in the first half of 2020. Check the planned closures and disruptions below:

The Danish railway company (DSB) has planned track work which will affect both regular trains and their S-tog system, including a few main routes, such as Copenhagen - Aalborg and Aalborg - Aarhus. You can see the complete list on this page of their website. 

You can check the latest updates on the Finnish rail network via this page of their website.

For information about upgrades, maintenance and construction works on the French railways, you can visit this page on their website, where they share all the recent updates and maps of their rail network. Please note there are engineering works planned which will affect international routes (Spain-France) in May.

The extensive German rail network is under constant maintenance and expansion. The German national railway company, Deutsche Bahn (DB), dedicates an entire section of their website to delays, track works and passenger rights. Unfortunately, this information is only available in German - for the maintenance/engineering works, you can check this page, while their online timetables have real-time updates on train delays/cancellations.

The National Rail website contains up to date information shared by the British railway companies. On this page you can see updates about current disruptions and traffic status in general. To check if your trip may be affected by future engineering work, please check this page. 

International train traffic to/from Greece is heavily disrupted; please check this page of their website for the most up to date information regarding the available international connections. 

A great alternative for Interrail Pass holders is the trip from Italy to Greece via ferry - check the details here.

Some of the Hungarian rail network, both international and domestic, is or will be affected by works on the tracks in 2020. Check the latest information regarding these disruptions below:

The Irish railway company (Irish Rail) shares updates about their planned engineering works and affected schedules on this page of their website. 

Trenitalia, the Italian national railway company, has planned construction and engineering works on several of their routes throughout 2020. While the detailed information is only available in Italian, you can still check if your travel plans will be affected: on this page, you can search for disruptions using either start and end dates or the region in which you will be travelling. 

The Dutch railway company (NS) shares up-to-date information about current disruptions and planned engineering and maintenance work on their lines via their website. 

To see up-to-date information regarding current and planned work on the Norwegian railways, check this page of the official website of the Norwegian railway company (Vy). 

The Polish railway company (PKP) shares up-to-date information about current and planned disruptions on this page of their website.

Combois de Portugal (CP), the Portuguese national railway company, shares information on traffic changes and other news regarding train travel in Portugal through this page of their website.

For up to date information about track works planned by the Slovenian national railway company (SZ), please take a look at this page. They also have a page updated in real time to inform customers about current delays/cancelations.

RENFE, the Spanish national railway company, dedicates this page (unfortunately not available in English) of their website to notices about disruptions and planned works. Please note there are engineering works planned which will affect international routes (Spain-France) in May.

There are several instances of track maintenance and engineering works planned by the Swedish national railways (SJ) in 2020. On this page of their website you can find detailed information about current and upcoming track works.

SBB, the Swiss national railway company, shares all the latest updates on operations, disruptions and delays affecting their rail network on this page of their website.