Overview
- The transport ministry confirmed in a parliamentary reply that it has not committed financing for the Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung, with roughly €2 billion missing through 2029.
- The Weimar–Gößnitz segment, a €544 million electrification within the east–west corridor, shifts from a planned 2026 start to 2028, with full electrification now targeted for 2032.
- Four additional projects lack federal funding for now: work on Munich–Freilassing, four-tracking at the Mannheim node, freight upgrades in Regensburg, and the Wallauer Spange to Frankfurt Airport.
- Deutsche Bahn said the scale of track rehabilitation required gives repairs priority over these ready-planned expansion projects.
- A Chemnitz meeting on the Chemnitz–Leipzig corridor produced no firm decisions; about €9 million is set for planning the Chemnitz–Geithain section with detailed plans due in autumn, while local stakeholders criticized unclear timelines and noted 2040 was mentioned as a possible completion date.