S-Bahn chaos in Hamburg: Experts warn of overloading the new S4!

S-Bahn chaos in Hamburg: Experts warn of overloading the new S4!

Ahrensburg-Gartenholz, Deutschland - alarm mood in Hamburg! The new S4, which is due to drive from Altona from Altona to Bad Oldesloe from 2029, could drive the S-Bahn users into despair in the Hanseatic city. Experts from the Technical University of Braunschweig warn of an impending overload on a critical section between Ahrensburg-Gartenholz and Bad Oldesloe. The construction work is already underway, but the planned additional tracks do not seem to be handed over!

chaos on the tracks: S-Bahn in the queue

On this section, the new S-Bahn will run on the existing tracks of the Hamburg-Lübeck railway line, together with regional trains. But that's not all: an additional 100 ICE and freight trains from Scandinavia are expected every day, which have priority- even when delays! That means: delays for the S-Bahn and an impending chaos in the entire Hamburg S-Bahn network!

experts demand immediate measures

The experts agree: Without an additional track for the S-Bahn, this will not work! But Deutsche Bahn waves and claims that the existing tracks are sufficient. A spokesman refers to an investigation from 2017 that certifies capacity reserves on the route. The Hamburg traffic authority and the Ministry of Transport Schleswig-Holstein support this assessment and see no reason to worry. But the question remains: Who will intercept the delays when the S-Bahn stalls on the route?