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DB Germany-Takt is coming - 40 years late
40 years delay – that's a lot even for Deutsche Bahn. With the Germany-Takt, the railway company aimed to move into a golden future. The plan was supposed to be implemented by 2030. Now, Transport Minister Wissing announced the postponement of the project by four decades. The Ministry of Transport had to admit that of the 181 measures needed to introduce the Germany-Takt, not a single one has yet been implemented.
Planned under Transport Minister Scheuer
According to the plans of former Federal Transport Minister Scheuer (CSU), it should be possible to take a DB train in either direction every 30 to 60 minutes starting from 2030. However, the State Secretary responsible for rail transport, Michael Theurer from the FDP, said in an interview with ZDF that the Deutschlandtakt would be implemented "as a century project over the next 50 years," which would be 40 years later than Scheuer announced in 2018. Shortly afterward, Theurer tried to qualify his statement, explaining that the Deutschlandtakt was not being postponed but rather would come in stages.
"The Federal Ministry of Transport is actually working on accelerating the project," said Theurer.
Master Plan for Rail Transport
In 2021, the coalition partners from the SPD, the Greens, and the FDP still set high goals. The target schedule for the Deutschlandtakt would come.
"We will further develop and implement the master plan for rail transport more quickly, increase rail freight transport to 25 percent by 2030, and double the traffic volume in passenger transport" – excerpt from the coalition agreement of the traffic light coalition.
In 2018, Scheuer introduced the Deutschlandtakt. To achieve this, he brought together politicians, companies, associations, and trade unions to form the "Future Alliance for Rail" and initial nationwide timetables were developed. The then-Transport Minister announced plans to organize Deutsche Bahn based on the Swiss model.
"The Deutschlandtakt makes train travel more punctual, faster, and the connections more direct and reliable," explained Scheuer.
Deadline 2030 is not feasible
The Ministry of Transport, under Scheuer in 2021, presented 181 infrastructure measures that would be necessary for the introduction of the Deutschlandtakt. Now Wissing had to admit that none of the measures have gone beyond the planning stage so far. Additionally, the Ministry of Transport emphasized that the strategy of the Deutschlandtakt is a long-term one:
“It is true that the Deutschlandtakt is an ongoing project that is constantly being further developed and adapted to the modernization of the rail network."
At the time of the coalition agreement, the war in Ukraine was not yet foreseeable. Due to the attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, the necessity of modernizing public transport and combating the climate crisis was no longer in focus. Nevertheless, Wissing had declared the railways a "top priority" as recently as summer 2022.
What does this mean?
Wissing is effectively postponing the much-needed modernization of Deutsche Bahn and the Deutschlandtakt indefinitely. It's alarming that none of the 181 measures deemed necessary have progressed beyond planning stage two (out of nine). At this pace – and with these priorities – even the introduction of the Deutschlandtakt in the year 2070 seems optimistic. Instead, the Minister of Transport continues to push the debate over e-fuels and the construction and expansion of highways.
Translated automatically from German.
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