"There's bad news for new train station enthusiasts in Baden-Wurttemberg this week, as it was announced that Stuttgart's futuristic transit hub to-be will not be operational in 2026 as was planned. Stuttgart 21, a new underground station designed to sit underneath Stuttgart's currently functioning Hauptbahnhof, has already seen its unveiling pushed back multiple times. This week, Deutsche Bahn's new CEO, Evelyn Palla, informed the supervisory board that the project would need to be delayed further."
"The current delay is reportedly due to issues with the project's digital signalling system, called a digital node. The idea is that with a digital system in place, which keeps track of where trains are on the tracks and their destinations, trains can be safely guided in and out of the station automatically. The new Stuttgart station is intended to be the first in Germany to have a completely digitised signal box."
After decades of planning and fifteen years of construction, the Stuttgart 21 project will not be operational in 2026 as planned. Deutsche Bahn's CEO Evelyn Palla informed the supervisory board that the underground station's opening requires further delay and no new date has been set. The delay stems from problems with the project's digital signalling system, called a digital node, and reported difficulties obtaining approval for Hitachi-supplied software. The redesigned hub is intended to be Germany's first station with a completely digitised signal box. The station forms part of the Stuttgart–Ulm rail upgrade, which will shorten Stuttgart–Ulm travel time to about half an hour.
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