Roads during railway expansion: commuters between Niebüll and Sylt in turmoil!

Roads during railway expansion: commuters between Niebüll and Sylt in turmoil!

Niebüll, Deutschland - The planned expansion of the railway line to Sylt between Niebüll and Westerland, which provides for a two -track expansion, is apparently on the brink. While the Federal Government is waiting for this area with reduction plans, the state of Schleswig-Holstein is skeptical. The Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP), according to the district of North Friesland, has put up the projects for an indefinite period. This decision has caused great dismay in the region, especially since a final rejection has not yet been communicated.

The Schleswig-Holstein Minister of Transport Claus Ruhe Madsen (CDU) explains that this new development violates earlier commitments in the Federal Council, according to which work on high-performance corridors should not have a negative impact on existing transport networks. For Madsen, the rail connection between Niebüll and Westerland is a prime example of such a corridor that is of central importance for commuters and vacationers.

uncertainty remains

Madsen criticized the wording of the reduction plans and promised that the state government would do everything possible to make the importance of this route clear. "It is a special route that does not offer any alternatives for people who want to go to work or enjoy their vacation," he emphasized. Although there is no definitive cancellation for the marching railway project, everything depends on the Bundestag that will ultimately decide on the project. The State Ministry of Transport has therefore asked Deutsche Bahn to drive the planning process quickly, so that the template before the Bundestag can be carried out at the latest in the coming spring.

FDP politician Bernd Buchholz sees the responsibility for the state government to adequately represent the concerns of Schleswig-Holstein in Berlin. He emphasizes that the Bundestag should soon decide on the implementation of the expansion what an urgent participation of the state government requires.

a call to the action

The reaction of the district administrator Florian Lorenzen (CDU) to the cut -out plans was characterized by disappointment. He described the announcement as "pure horror" and wonders why a measure that could improve the punctuality of the trains is postponed. "We have to become loud and clearly demand that this expansion will be implemented," he appealed. The expansion of the marching line has been demanded for three decades and the concern that the two -track expansion could be completely deleted has grown.

The commuter initiative also expresses its displeasure with the situation. Analyst Achim Bonnichsen said that it was time to advise Sylt commuters to look around for jobs on the mainland. Around 5,000 commuters are affected by the constantly recurring failures and delays. The alarm bells ring, also because the recently convened railway summit in Niebüll, in which Transport Minister Madsen and representatives of Deutsche Bahn are expected, is under a negative sign.

The developments around the two -track expansion are not only important for the commuters, but also for the entire region. The constant uncertainty about the future of the rail connection could have far -reaching consequences and have a strong influence on the planning of the coming years. To what extent the Bundestag will react to the demands from Schleswig-Holstein remains to be seen, and the entire matter remains in a critical phase for the time being.

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