Originally Posted by
mlin32
It's also worth noting, that the high-speed line between Frankfurt and Cologne will be completely closed for one month until mid-August. Trains will be either cancelled or deviated to the west on a local line, adding substantial travel times.
I do wonder how this will impact congestions on the A3. It's a busy bit of Autobahn as it is and with no high speed trains between the two cities, I suspect that a lot of travellers between Cologne/Dusseldorf and surrounding areas and Frankfurt will take the car instead.