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BEG Finds Fuchstalbahn Demand Tops Bavaria’s Reopening Threshold

A state order for passenger service remains contingent on unresolved prerequisites.

Overview

  • The BEG analysis estimates 1,392 passenger‑kilometers per route kilometer, exceeding the 1,000 benchmark required for reactivation.
  • The forecast assumes hourly trains with stops from Schongau Bahnhof to Landsberg (Lech) Bahnhof, serving intermediate stations including the hospital, Hohenfurch, Kinsau, Denklingen, Asch‑Leeder and Unterdießen.
  • Inputs included municipal population and job projections to 2030, the MVV area expansion and county‑planned feeder bus services.
  • Before Bavaria can commission service, the track must be upgraded without a state subsidy, an infrastructure manager must commit to long‑term operation, and the counties must implement a coordinated bus network.
  • The BEG expects to publish a summary report in the second half of November, and a sustained €63 Deutschlandticket scenario would add about 107 passenger‑kilometers per kilometer to demand.