Railway closure between Berlin and Hamburg: CDU demands quick solutions!

Railway closure between Berlin and Hamburg: CDU demands quick solutions!

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a storm is currently brewing, not just in the sky. The CDU is in an alarm mood because of the current reports on the railway project of the Hamburg-Berlin route. According to SVZ.de During the upcoming nine-month closure, the European train security system (European Train Train Control system). This decision brings anger and disappointment in the Schwerin state parliament.

Daniel Peters, the CDU's state and parliamentary group leader, has strongly pointed out that the citizens urgently need solutions and no permanent construction sites. The railway, on the other hand, speaks of an indefinite shift in digital expansion with ETCs and also plans a further full closure in the 2030s. Peters has criticized several times that Deutsche Bahn commuters are slowing down for months without making the system fit for the future.

The upcoming general renovation

As already announced, the general renovation of the 280 -kilometer route between Hamburg and Berlin will begin in August 2025 and is considered the longest complete closure of an important route in Germany. The total cost of this renovation work amounts to an estimated 2.2 billion euros, which according to ndr.de criticized as expensive and worse becomes. The preparations are already in full swing with deforestation, drainage and the construction of construction roads as well as noise protection walls.

Probably that Deutsche Bahn has set up a rail replacement traffic for the time of the renovation. Among other things, this includes express buses that are equipped with toilets and WLAN. However, commuters in the west of Mecklenburg have to expect drastic effects on their travel times. A new regional express will connect Schwerin via Güstrow and Neustrelitz to Berlin - the journey time is two and a half hours, with descents every two hours.

The dispute over the ETCS system

A central point of dispute is the decision against the installation of the ETCS system during the renovation. According to the Deutsche Bahn, the installation of this technology is too complex and complex, so that it could only be implemented in the early 1930s. They argue that immediate installation would go beyond the costs. The ETCS stands for an important modernization of the rail system in Germany, which was developed as part of the European Rail Traffic Management System to harmonize European rail traffic. This was explained in more detail on digital-schiene-deutschland.de

The implementation of the ETCS could significantly help to improve the interoperability between different rail systems and to make the rail system overall. But Peters emphasizes that long -distance transport in the region is devalued without comprehensive renovation and integration plans. Clear financing is required; Otherwise the blocking should be better moved.

People in Westmecklenburg look at the upcoming changes with skepticism and expect the railway to finally offer solutions instead of constantly opening new construction sites. The call for transparency and future -proof technical solutions is getting louder.