Traffic chaos in the Swabian Alb: new plans for bus lines!

Traffic chaos in the Swabian Alb: new plans for bus lines!

Merklingen, Deutschland - The Merklingen train station in the Swabian Alb has been an important traffic hub since December 2022, but the continuation of the traffic connection is delayed again. Originally for the timetable change on December 14, 2025, the complete implementation of the “Stuttgart 21” project was planned, but now it is only expected to be completed on December 13, 2026. This has an immediate impact on bus traffic around the Merklinger train station. The Alb-Donau district plans to largely maintain the existing arrival and departure times in order to ensure the connection for passengers until the final implementation. Like Schwäbische.de , the traffic contracts in the Laichinger Alb area until December 12, 2026 to extend it, Depending on the votes with the neighboring districts of Reutlingen and Göppingen.

high costs for 2025

According to the information from the district, a total cost volume of around 15.5 million euros is expected for 2025. However, ticket sales and grants of around 2.7 million euros are also expected. A large part of these funds, almost a million euros, has already been approved for the regional bus lines. The detailed financial planning includes a financing requirement of 7.63 million euros, with the district also aiming for an extension of grants for the RegioBus lines.

While the traffic connection in the Swabian Alb is changing, the monitoring of traffic safety also receives a special attention. An evaluation of the speed camera statistics in Albstadt has shown that the Neuweilerstraße in Tailfingen has mostly recorded violations. Die Albstadt city administration has announced that a total of 3346 violations were counted in 2022, which corresponds to about 0.3 percent of the over 1.17 million vehicles counted.