GERMANY: Promising ‘better hubs, stronger craftsmanship and safe workplaces’, the Ministry of Transport & Digital Infrastructure announced on August 14 that work would start ‘immediately’ on a programme to refresh 167 stations.
The programme is to be undertaken in partnership with Deutsche Bahn, with the ministry saying that it hoped the work would make stations across the country more attractive.
Bessere #Bahnhöfe, starkes #Handwerk, sichere Arbeitsplätze! Zusammen mit der Deutschen #Bahn, @DB_Presse starten wir ein Sofortprogramm für attraktive Bahnhöfe. Bundesweit werden in diesem Jahr 167 Bahnhöfe aufgefrischt. Ob deine Station auch dabei ist?👉https://t.co/wpc67pLBsz pic.twitter.com/VYNFadZueN
— BMVI (@BMVI) August 14, 2020
Separately, the Land of Baden-Württemberg and DB have agreed a second station modernisation programme, with the Land allocating €150m, DB €200m and municipalities €80m for 51 projects.
