Bahnverkehr: Entscheidung zu Neubaustrecke Hannover-Hamburg verschoben
Eine Bahn-Neubaustrecke zwischen Hannover und Hamburg ist umstritten. Eigentlich sollte sich der Bundestag diese Woche damit befassen. In der Koalition aber gibt es offensichtlich noch Redebedarf.
Berlin - The red-black coalition has postponed a decision on a new railway line between Hamburg and Hannover. The Union and SPD requested this delay, as per internal coalition discussions. The NDR also reported on this matter. It was intended that the Transport Committee would consider the new line on Wednesday and the Bundestag on Thursday.
However, the responsible transport policymakers within the red-black coalition in the Bundestag had expressed their support for a construction project rather than an expansion in a draft decision. Concurrently, it was revealed in the previous week that they were still working on the draft. The consideration in the Bundestag is seen as a significant step towards a new line, which is controversial in Lower Saxony.
Green transport policymaker Matthias Gastel criticized the postponement, stating that the new line between Hamburg and Hannover is one of the most pressing projects, as bottlenecks negatively affect railway traffic across Germany. Without the new line, there would be no improvements in regional and long-distance traffic in Northern Germany, and heavy goods vehicles would not be able to shift from roads to railways.
"The coalition hesitates, dawdles, and hinders the acceleration of essential infrastructure projects."
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