Car train connection to Sylt closed for three days in March

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Three days of construction work
Car trains to Sylt are canceled in March – so you can still go to the island

A car train on the Hindenburgdamm between Niebüll and Westerland on Sylt. Travelers remain seated in their vehicles during the transfer.

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(Almost) nothing works on the way to Sylt in mid-March: the car train connections to the North Sea island are stopped due to construction work. If you want to travel with your vehicle, you have to take a detour abroad.

Many Sylt commuters and holidaymakers have to find another way to the island for three days in March. From Tuesday, March 12th to Thursday, March 14th, there will be no car trains crossing the Hindenburg Dam to the island. The reason is extensive work on the infrastructure. “The existing, largely still mechanical signal box technology on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein dates back to the first half of the last century and has almost reached the end of its technical useful life,” says Deutsche Bahn.

The only way to get to Sylt by car is on the ferry for three days

The approximately eleven kilometer long railway embankment through the North Frisian Wadden Sea is the only land connection from the island to the mainland. It can only be used by trains. For drivers there is usually an extensive range of car trains between Niebüll and Westerland on Sylt. In addition to Deutsche Bahn, the private company RDC also offers car loading. Its car trains to the island will also be canceled from March 12th to 14th.

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As the only alternative to rail for car transfers to the island, the shipping company FRS operates a car ferry connection between Havneby on the Danish island of Rømø and List on Sylt. The provider announced a special timetable for the period of construction work, with up to 14 departures in each direction daily.

Anyone who wants to go to the North Sea island without their own vehicle can also take the passenger train during the construction period. However, the trains end and begin in Morsum on Sylt. From and to Westerland you have to change to replacement buses.

The Hindenburgdamm is part of the so-called Marschbahn from Westerland on Sylt to Elmshorn (and from there on to Hamburg-Altona). The approximately 240 kilometer long route is largely not electrified and has been extensively modernized for years. The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026. According to Deutsche Bahn, they are on schedule and within budget.

Sources: Deutsche Bahn (1), Deutsche Bahn (2), RDC, FRSDPA news agency

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