Overview
- The road network expanded by roughly 9,000 kilometers this year, highlighting the stark imbalance with rail growth, according to the freight operators’ association.
- The 44 kilometers of new rail put into service are split across four sections: 17 km between Berlin‑Südkreuz and Blankenfelde, 10 km between Zeithain and Leckwitz, 11 km between Eggolsheim and Strullendorf, and 6 km between Mühlheim and Schliengen.
- The 2016 Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan targeted about 3,121.5 kilometers of new rail by 2030, but only around 540.5 kilometers have been delivered so far, with most remaining projects not yet under construction.
- The Transport Ministry informed parliament that €2.3 billion is missing through 2029 to fund all construction‑ready rail projects, and it has not explained how the shortfall will be closed.
- New Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla is reshuffling senior posts and is in a dispute with Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder over who should chair Infra‑Go’s supervisory board.