Overview
- The Bundesverkehrsministerium published the Infraplan on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, listing specific projects for 2026–2030 and mapping where repairs, electrification, digital upgrades, station work and noise protection will take place.
- The plan introduces an eight-indicator federal steering system with binding target values to measure progress on new track kilometers, electrified lines, noise‑abatement and minutes of delay caused by infrastructure faults.
- Officials say the Infraplan will be paired with a Leistungsvereinbarung with InfraGO to improve delivery and oversight, targeted to take effect by January 1, 2027.
- The concept of lengthy 'Korridorsanierungen'—months‑long full corridor closures for intensive rebuilding—is under review and ministers indicate fewer full closures may be carried out each year.
- Stakeholders welcome the transparency but warn the plan stops short of legally binding, multi‑year financing; a proposed Eisenbahninfrastrukturfonds modeled on Switzerland is under discussion but not yet settled.