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June 15, 2026 | Financial

Stuttgart 21 suffers another setback

New underground station project might be delayed until 2031 or later.

March 6, 2026 | Commuter Rail

DB announces senior regional management changes

DB has appointed new heads for three of its S-Bahn networks.

November 20, 2025 | Infrastructure

Stuttgart 21 2026 opening cancelled

Problems with digital signalling and ongoing construction issues reportedly blamed for latest setback.

April 7, 2025 | Financial

DB Regio wins southwest German operating contract

The award is the first of three from what was originally a much larger network.

May 9, 2024 | Financial

DB rejects Stuttgart 21 court decision

Germany’s administrative court rules that German Rail (DB) is solely liable for a likely €7bn overspend on the €11.45bn project.

March 28, 2024 | Infrastructure

Further delays could derail planned opening of new Stuttgart station

DB has confirmed that is uncertain whether it can meet the planned December 2025 date for partial opening of the new through station in Stuttgart.

September 18, 2023 | Infrastructure

Tunnelling for Stuttgart 21 complete

Tunnelling began in December 2013.

April 13, 2023 | Signalling

Stuttgart leads the way in German ETCS rollout

Stuttgart Digital Nodes is a flagship project in German Rail’s (DB) pursuit of digitalisation. The work by the local DB team is providing interesting lessons for other ETCS rollout projects, including within DB itself, as Kevin Smith reports.

March 21, 2023 | Infrastructure

Significant additional infrastructure needed to complement Stuttgart 21 project

State minister for transport, Mr Winifred Hermann, drops support for building a second terminus.

March 6, 2023 | Passenger

Is the Stuttgart 21 project fatally flawed?

The planned opening date for Stuttgart’s new main station is less than 34 months away, but doubts remain over whether it can provide sufficient capacity due to steep gradients on platform tracks, as Keith Fender reports.

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