"The new underground railway station and high-speed rail lines in Germany's southwestern hub Stuttgart will not open in December 2026 as previously planned, Germany's Deutsche Bahn said on Wednesday. It's the latest of a series of delays to a major project also beset by vast cost overruns which has been under construction for 15 years now. Amid various German media reports on the delay, Deutsche Bahn published a brief press statement noting how it had recently warned of "deadline risks" for Stuttgart 21's opening,"
"This is a plan for a digitized signaling and safety system in the area, with Japanese company Hitachi a key partner, eliminating old-fashioned light signals altogether. Various new stations are being built around the city and the rail network is being modernized to entire digitize the signalling systemImage: Arnulf Hettrich/Imagebroker/picture alliance It said that these risks had intensified during the development and approval phase of the project with the contractor and led to a delay."
The Stuttgart underground station and high-speed rail lines will not open in December 2026 as previously planned. Deutsche Bahn linked the delay to intensified "deadline risks" specifically tied to the Stuttgart Digital Node digital signalling and safety system. The DKS plan involves full digitization of signalling with Japanese company Hitachi as a key partner and eliminates traditional light signals. Various new stations are under construction and the rail network is being modernized. The project has faced vast cost overruns, long delays since construction began in 2010, and will have a new opening date evaluated by the Supervisory Board.
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