Neubrandenburg and Friedland: railway line should be revived after years!

The approximately 22.6 kilometer -long Friedländer Bahn between Neubrandenburg and Friedland is to be reactivated again after decades. In recent years, the connection has only been used for freight transport, which has been possible again under certain requirements since last year. However, passenger train traffic was discontinued in 1994, after over 100 years of operation.

such as the Nordkurier are reported, the city of Neubrandenburg and the district of Mecklenburg Seenplatte are each, guarantees over 1.525 million euros Secure funding of around 3 million euros for the renovation of the route. The final decision of the Neubrandenburg city council is scheduled for February 20th.

renovation and financing

The total costs for the repair of the railway line amount to around 8.68 million euros, of which 3.05 million euros from the federal government and 3.4 million euros should come from the state. Other sources of financing are 1.45 million euros in additional funding, 718,000 euros from the city of Friedland and 50,000 euros from Friedländer Bahn GmbH (FLB).

The construction and planning costs are necessary because the trains currently need almost 70 minutes for the almost 30 kilometer route, which is due to the poor condition of the tracks. After the renovation, the annual transport quantities of up to 70,000 tons are to increase to 100,000 to 120,000 tons, which corresponds to around 2,800 truck transports. Future transports include fertilizers, grain, lime, scrap, metals, wood and other raw materials.

The NDR also reported on the planned re-relapses between Neubrandenburg and Friedland. To do this, the district of Mecklenburg Seenplatte and the city of Neubrandenburg must decide. District Administrator Heiko Kärger said that the funding will flow as soon as these guarantees are set. The decision is planned for the coming year.

The state government sees great potential for relocating passenger and freight traffic through this infrastructure project. The bridge between Ihlenfeld and Neverin is also to be renewed in the course of the renovation. The costs for the bridge renovation are estimated at around 1.5 million euros, with the funding of the state and the district being examined.