Overview
- Multiple outlets report that CEO Evelyn Palla informed the supervisory board and project partners that the target date cannot be met.
- No new opening date was set, with reporting indicating the timeline is likely to slip into 2027.
- The holdup centers on the Digitaler Knoten Stuttgart, where approval and release of key control and safety systems remain unresolved.
- Deutsche Bahn had already signaled in July that only partial commissioning might be possible in 2027, making today’s step a formal break with the December 2026 plan.
- The long-delayed project has climbed to about €11.3 billion in costs, with complex construction and regulatory demands compounding schedule risk.