Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 10 December 2023 to 14 December 2024, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland by Schweers + Wall.

Obscure services

Waren (Müritz) (Lalendorf Ost) – Plaaz

[205 Nord] (ERA-E 44B3; ERA-R 85C1; S+W 15B3-15C3) DE23/101

This route is used by IC trains between Berlin and Rostock, which are not booked to call at Güstrow. RE5 services run via Güstrow so do not use this route.

A two-hourly IC service operates daily between Dresden Hbf, Berlin Hbf and Rostock Hbf or Warnemünde via this route. Northbound departures are at 58 or 59 minutes past each even hour from Waren (Müritz) between 08:59 and 20:59, and southbound trains are at 20 or 21 minutes past each even hour from Rostock Hbf from 06:21 until 18:20. Additional services are at 07:58 from Waren (Müritz) (IC94 Wien Hbf – Rostock Hbf) and 20:21 SX from Rostock Hbf (IC2217 Rostock Hbf – Leipzig Hbf).

Additional long-distance IC and ICE services operate over this route during the summer months. These are shown in the summer edition of Table 205 Nord of the DB Kursbuch.

Stralsund Rügendamm – Wüstenfelde (Abzw Srg)

[190] (ERA-E 44C4; ERA-R 86B3; S+W 6A1) DE23/102

This east to south curve is used by trains between the island of Rügen and the Pasewalk or Neubrandenburg lines, if not booked to call at Stralsund Hbf.

With the re-routeing of the overnight trains between Malmö and Berlin to run via Padborg there is no longer any regular passenger use of this curve.

The curve is used occasionally by excursions. Look particularly for trips from Berlin to the Störtebeker Festspiele, held on Rügen throughout the summer each year.

Papendorf (Dalwitzhof) – Rostock-Kassebohm (Abzw Rostock Warnowbrücke West)

[100] (S+W 123 B3) DE23/103

This south to east route enables trains to run between the Schwerin or Neustrelitz lines and the Stralsund line without having to reverse at Rostock Hbf. There are separate connections from the Schwerin and Neustrelitz lines to Abzw Dalwitzhof Nordkopf.

The route to and from the Schwerin line was used in July and August 2022 by a pair of Urlaubs Express services between Lörrach Hbf and Ostseebad Binz. However, only services between Lörrach and Hamburg-Altona are currently shown on the Urlaubs Express website. Details of any services to and from Ostseebad Binz will be added if they become known.

The route to and from the Neustrelitz line is occasionally used by diverted IC/ICE services between Stralsund and Berlin.

Note that DB and Interrail tickets are not valid on these services.

See also