Lübeck to Fehmarn Railway Project

Objective

Within the TEN-T framework, the stated objective of the Lübeck to Fehmarn railway project is to eliminate a critical bottleneck in the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network Corridor. By acting as the crucial southern land connection to the upcoming Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, the upgrade directly fulfills TEN-T’s regional and continent-wide infrastructure requirements

Description

The Lübeck to Fehmarn railway project is a major 88 km infrastructure upgrade by Deutsche Bahn connecting mainland Germany to the upcoming Fehmarn Belt Tunnel. It will double-track, electrify, and modernize the route to enable speeds of up to 200 km/h, reducing travel between Hamburg and Copenhagen to just 2.5 hours

History

The budget has experienced a sharp €2.6 billion price hike due to steep inflation and escalating costs within the construction sector. This brings the rail access link alone to a significantly higher price tag than the original €3.5 billion estimate initially forecast by project partners. The German federal government, via the state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn, is financing the 88 km German rail connection

Finance