Overview

• The Senate commissioned Hochbahn to plan a 4–5 km U5 westward link that would newly connect roughly 18,000–19,000 residents.
• Officials project service to the inner city around 2040, roughly a decade earlier than the previously envisaged S6 timeline.
• The U5 is planned to run every two minutes, whereas the S6 would have been limited to about ten-minute headways due to main station constraints.
• Hamburg expects to prefinance works, with total costs still unspecified, while seeking GVFG Category A status that could reimburse up to 75 percent.
• The S6 remains focused on the Science City/Bahrenfeld section tied to Olympic village plans, as opposition parties criticize the policy reversal.