Overview

• Transportation associations identify 325 rail lines, totaling 5,426 kilometers, as viable for reactivation across Germany.
• In 2024, only about 30 kilometers of rail lines are expected to be reactivated, following zero kilometers in 2023.
• Reactivating these lines could connect approximately 3.8 million people in 380 towns back to the national rail network.
• Financial constraints and lengthy administrative procedures are major barriers to faster reactivation progress.
• The German government has doubled funding to two billion euros for reactivation projects, with calls for further increases to three billion.