Eder demands better rail connections: Rhineland-Palatinate not left behind!

Eder demands better rail connections: Rhineland-Palatinate not left behind!

The Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Mobility Katrin Eder has created a joint initiative with Hessen to improve the Frankfurt-Mainz railway line. This route is viewed as a needle in the transport network, which not only affects the connections between Frankfurt and Mainz, but also has far -reaching effects on rail traffic to Saarland. Eder sees an urgent need for action, since Rhineland-Palatinate is increasingly being left behind in rail transport, which she explained in a letter to the new Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder (CDU) and Richard Lutz, the CEO of Deutsche Bahn. According to n-tv Plant Eder the implementation of the person concerned Route section to shed light on the contradictions of the existing Germany, which hardly takes into account the Rhineland-Palatinate routes, apart from the connections by the Middle Rhine Valley.

Trier is another example of the neglect of long-distance transport in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhine route made the Rhine route unattractive for many travelers. In addition, the upgrading of the Riedbahn from Frankfurt to Mannheim reduces the importance of the left bank of the Rhine into the Rhein-Neckar region. Eder also found that personnel bottlenecks in the signal boxes in Ludwigshafen and Oberlahnstein cause considerable additional problems.

criticism of the existing infrastructure

Gietinger refers to the planned long -distance railway tunnel as a "pharaoh structure", which is associated with long construction times and high costs of an estimated 3.5 billion euros. Although the Bundestag has chosen the tunnel, the city rejects an above -ground expansion. Transport expert Heiner Monheim criticizes the lack of willingness to discuss the train, while a representative of the Rhein-Main Transport Association sees the tunnel as a way to increase the capacity at the main train station for regional traffic, as from fnp.de reported.

future prospects for the rail network expansion

As part of the nationwide expansion strategy for the rail network, the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030, those responsible rely on shortened travel times and needs -based capacities for rail freight transport. The aim is to identify well -passed areas in the rail network and to develop solutions to optimize them. The concept of the Germany clock stipulates that the connections are coordinated nationwide in order to enable continuous clocking of the rail system. These strategic plans are of fundamental importance in order to increase the efficiency and capacity of the entire rail transport, as the bmdv

The investments in the BVWP 2030 in the new and existing rail infrastructure add up to over 42 billion euros. Need -based prioritization will play a crucial role in order to implement the necessary infrastructural improvements as quickly as possible and to eliminate bottleneck areas. Against the background of these comprehensive plans, it remains to be seen how Rhineland-Palatinate can keep up in the competition for rail connections.