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Munich's S-Bahn Expansion Faces Further Delays and Rising Costs

Deutsche Bahn reveals updated projections, pushing completion of Bavaria's largest infrastructure project beyond 2037 and heightening public frustration.

Overview

  • Deutsche Bahn presented new updates to the Landtags-Unterausschuss, confirming further delays to the second S-Bahn main line project in Munich.
  • The project's completion date has now been pushed beyond 2037, extending its timeline significantly from earlier estimates.
  • Costs, initially projected at over seven billion euros, are expected to rise further due to ongoing price increases in the construction sector.
  • The second S-Bahn main line aims to improve Munich's urban transit with a 10-kilometer underground route and five new stations between Laim and Leuchtenbergring.
  • Mayor Dieter Reiter and the public have voiced growing frustration over the delays and escalating costs of Bavaria's most expensive construction project.

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