A method and ducting for renewing a laid in the ground pipeline

There is described a method of renewing a in the ground (4) laid pipeline. In this method, the pipeline in a starting pit (1) and a target pit (2) between the two pits (1, 2) befindlicher old pipe section (3) without forming a trench from the surrounding soil (4) is separated, removed and introduced a new pipe section in the resulting channel. a protective tube (5) having an internal cross-section which is larger than the outer cross section of the old pipe section (3), from the starting pit (1) According to the invention has driven onto the old pipe section (3) and then, prior to removal of the old pipe section (3) driven forward in this substantially to the target pit (2). Moreover, the invention (FIG. 1) relates to a protective tube (5) for carrying out the inventive method.