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Delays at the Diebsteich: Deutsche Bahn is slowing down Hamburg!
Altona on November 6th, 2025: Deutsche Bahn is struggling with delays in major projects in Hamburg, threatening the turnaround in transport and mobility.
Delays at the Diebsteich: Deutsche Bahn is slowing down Hamburg!
Deutsche Bahn is once again under criticism: rail fans and commuters from Hamburg repeatedly express their lack of understanding about the company's shortcomings. How mopo.de reports, delays and rising costs are not uncommon in major projects in the Hanseatic city. A current example is the new long-distance train station at Diebsteich, the completion of which has now been postponed to the end of 2029 instead of 2027 as originally planned. This news did not come as a surprise to many observers, as the construction site has been at a standstill for a long time and there is talk of “complications in the construction process”.
The unreliability of the railways has serious implications for the transport transition. More and more people are relying on local public transport, but Deutsche Bahn cannot meet the growing expectations. The transport infrastructure in Hamburg is also suffering. This could jeopardize the goals of the city, which has ambitious plans for sustainable transport.
Growing pressure for sustainable mobility
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe and other VDV member companies have made considerable progress in recent years. How vdv.de shows, the number of passengers in local public transport has been increasing again since 2022. 26 million people use buses and trains every day, which replaces around 18 million car journeys. The expansion of sustainable mobility is becoming increasingly important in order to reduce CO2 emissions and reduce emissions. In 2023, the VDV companies saved around 10 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
It is all the more regrettable that Deutsche Bahn is standing still while other players in the transport sector are gaining momentum. In view of the increasing demands on local transport, Deutsche Bahn should urgently focus on innovation and show that it can do more than just make announcements.
Activities and initiatives in the field of mobility
All in all, it remains to be said that Deutsche Bahn is in dire straits. While more and more people are returning to public transport, it is time for the railways to face up to their responsibilities and finally present reliable solutions. Otherwise, the announced traffic turnaround will quickly become a never-ending construction site.