Politicians are pushing for a quick expansion of the Western Pomerania Magistrale!

Politicians are pushing for a quick expansion of the Western Pomerania Magistrale!

The Western Pomerania Magistrale is currently in the spotlight, because there is great pressure on politics to finally improve the important rail connections between Sassnitz and Berlin. An action alliance has formed to advance the expansion of the route, and on Monday it goes with a special train to Berlin, where a demonstration will take place in front of the Chancellery. According to NDR Mayor, business representative and alliance members for compliance with the political commitments.

Last year, the then Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) promised to expand the railway line to 160 km/h. At the moment, however, the route is only designed for 120 km/h, which is burdened by many commuters and travelers. Günther Jikeli, spokesman for the campaign alliance, sums up the demands of those affected and urges them to rapidly renovate and modernize the magistrale

financing of the measure

The estimated expansion costs amount to around 500 million euros, and there are already suggestions to secure the financing from the existing network of Deutsche Bahn or the special infrastructure. It is important to the initiators that the funds in 2025 are anchored. After all, the citizens not only make a name for themselves in the demonstration: a petition to improve rail connections for Western Pomerania was supported by a total of 4,607 signatories from all over Germany. This is now advised on the Petitions Committee of the Bundestag, such as vorpommern-magistral.de reported.

future steps and political reactions

In order to increase the pressure, the group Die Linke made a small request in the Bundestag to prioritize the expansion of the Western Pomerania Magistrale. This refers to promises that were given in the summer of 2023 and asks about the progress since then. The measure is included in the urgent need for the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan and could soon gain importance, reports Bundesag.de .

On the way to the new year there is a lot of movement. It remains exciting whether the promises are actually converted into deeds and how the political landscape is developing. Citizens and political representatives do not give up-the Western Pomerania Magistrale must be put on the rail of the future!