Germany’s Deutsche Bahn (DB) has marked the start of development on the following stage of a significant €3.5bn ($3.76bn) rail mission connecting the German metropolis of Hamburg to Copenhagen in Denmark via the Fehmarnbelt Hyperlink.
The 88km line, on the German facet, will embrace 55km of recent railway tracks and 6 new prepare stations throughout ten development phases via to the start of operations, deliberate for the tip of 2029.
DB’s development of the road continues work begun in 2020 when Denmark started constructing the historic 18km Fehmarnbelt street and rail tunnel below the stretch of the Baltic Sea separating two international locations, which would be the world’s longest immersed tunnel when it’s accomplished.
Susanna Henckel, the state secretary to the German federal minister for transport, described the mission as a “European milestone”, she stated: “The connection to the Fehmarnbelt crossing not solely brings Germany and Denmark nearer collectively, but in addition the entire of Europe.
“From Hamburg to Copenhagen, prepare travellers will solely want half so long as now at 2.5 hours. However the connection brings a lot extra, a European rail community is being created on which items can journey extra rapidly from north to south – from Oslo to Palermo.”
The primary section of development would be the double observe enlargement and electrification of the 11.4km line between Puttgarden and the Fehmarnsund Bridge, with development on the opposite sections to Lübeck starting in parallel from 2026.
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Funding for the mission is coming from a joint funding by the European Union, DB, and the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with the official beginning sign for development given by Henckel, DB Infrastructure Board Member Berthold Huber and the state’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther.
Günther stated: “The beginning of development on the rail connection is an occasion that we’ve been working in direction of for a very long time. I’m happy that we’ve managed to discover a compromise for the route along with the native residents, the federal authorities and the DB.
“With this cross-border transport mission connecting international locations, we’re creating larger proximity between Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, between our economies and particularly between individuals.”
