Overview
- A consultant study by SMA und Partner outlines an €248 million 80 km/h upgrade versus a €653 million 160 km/h option for regional tracks.
- Brandenburg’s Transport Minister Detlef Tabbert and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Wolfgang Blank backed the more economical 80 km/h variant as the preferred strategy.
- Analyses focused on Regionalbahn 73/74 between Neustadt (Dosse), Kyritz, Pritzwalk and Güstrow and the Mecklenburgische Südbahn from Parchim to Waren/Müritz.
- Ministers have committed to exploring mixed-speed approaches alongside tailored funding frameworks during an inter-state review.
- Next steps will be formalized at a joint cabinet meeting in September, while a reported 2034 construction start remains unconfirmed.