Winfried Hermann is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens. From 1998 to 2011 he was an MP of the German Bundestag. Since 2011 he has been State Minister of Transport in the Cabinets Kretschmann I and II. From Wikipedia
The high-speed line, operational since December 2022, has carried just one freight train due to steep gradients and lack of operator interest.
