On January 18, 2025, the opening ceremony of the Capital of Culture year will take place in Chemnitz city center. We will take you to the opening program by bus and train. We have set up the following additional services for you:
Additional train connections
- IC 17 Berlin – Chemnitz: additional trips on January 18 and 19, 2025 at 08:45 from Berlin Hbf and at 16:52 from Chemnitz Hbf (note: changed intermediate stop)
- RE 3 Dresden – Chemnitz – Hof: capacity increase through additional three-part trains and additional journey at 22:06 from Chemnitz main station
- RB 30 Dresden – Chemnitz – Zwickau: additional journeys at 00:31 from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbf and at 00:30 from Chemnitz Hbf to Zwickau Hbf
- RE 6 Chemnitz – Leipzig: additional trips at 23:31 and 00:31 from Chemnitz main station
- RE 6 E Leipzig – Riesa – Chemnitz: additional trips between 12:00 and 20:00
- RB 45 Chemnitz – Döbeln – Riesa: more frequent service between Chemnitz and Döbeln every hour, additional service at 00:37 from Chemnitz main station to Riesa
- RB 80 Chemnitz – Annaberg-Buchholz Süd: Journeys every hour between 12:00 and 20:00, additional journey at 00:36 from Chemnitz main station
- RB 81 Chemnitz – Olbernhau-Grünthal: increased frequency to every hour between 09:00 and 20:00, additional journey at 00:10 from Chemnitz main station
Additional trips on the C lines
- C11 Chemnitz – Stollberg: Extended service every half hour
- C14 Chemnitz Technopark – Thalheim: journeys every half hour
Please note that all C lines will run differently on January 18, 2025 due to closures in the city center. From the north, lines C13, C14 and C15 will only run to Chemnitz main station. From the south, route C11 will run via Annenstraße to Technopark. The C13 and C14 will also run via Annenstraße to Altchemnitz.
Increased frequency on PlusBus routes
- +207 Chemnitz – Marienberg: hourly service between 11:00 and 20:00, extended night service until 23:40 every two hours
- +210 Chemnitz – Annaberg-Buchholz: hourly service between 12:00 and 21:00, extended night service until 23:40 every two hours
- +251 Chemnitz – Oberlungwitz – Hohenstein-Ernstthal: hourly service between 11:00 and 20:20, additional service at 22:20 from Chemnitz-Schönau
- +526 Chemnitz – Limbach-Oberfrohna: every hour between 11:00 and 20:00
- +650 Chemnitz – Hartmannsdorf – Penig: Hourly service between 11:00 and 20:30
CVAG transport services in the city of Chemnitz
Chemnitzer-Verkehrs AG (CVAG) provides a more frequent service in the Chemnitz city area in the afternoon and evening hours. The exact timetables can be found in the electronic timetable information and on the CVAG website.
Due to the European Capital of Culture events, there will be changes to bus and train routes in the city center. Please check with the relevant transport companies and the electronic timetable information before your journey.