Railroad - Lies insists on expansion of existing Hanover-Hamburg line
In the debate about the rail link between Hamburg and Hanover, Lower Saxony's Transport Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) has backed up his call for the existing line to be upgraded. The existing line must be renovated and expanded, said Lies on Friday after talks with several representatives - for example from Deutsche Bahn and the federal government. He continues to reject the construction of a new line.
For many years, there has been a dispute about how the modernization of the route on the important north-south axis should be implemented. The core issue is whether the existing line should be upgraded or a completely new line built.
In the recent past, Deutsche Bahn has emphasized that it is in favour of building a new line. The new line would reduce the journey time between the two cities to 59 minutes - around a quarter of an hour less than at present.
Lies defended the general refurbishment of the line, which is now planned for 2029. This would be three years later than originally planned. "It is right and important to postpone the general refurbishment until 2029," emphasized Lies. An extensive refurbishment in 2026 would no longer be feasible in terms of time.
Ute Plambeck, Group Representative at Deutsche Bahn, said that the general refurbishment was an important element in improving the quality of operations in the short term. "However, it alone and an additional third track between Hamburg and Hanover will not be enough to achieve the goal of reliably punctual trains in the future. This will require significantly more space on the tracks," said Plambeck.
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Source: www.stern.de
