Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months for repairs

BERLIN, Germany: Starting July 15, Germany has closed one of its busiest railway lines, the 70-kilometer (45-mile) stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, for five months.

This closure marks the beginning of a major initiative to enhance the reliability of the country's disruption-prone rail network.

State-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn will undertake a comprehensive overhaul of the tracks, station