Symbolic groundbreaking: Faster rail connection from Schwerin to Lübeck!

Symbolic groundbreaking: Faster rail connection from Schwerin to Lübeck!

Schwerin, Deutschland - A new era for rail traffic between Schwerin and Lübeck has already started! On June 13, 2025, the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the long overdue expansion of the rail connection was carried out. Deutsche Bahn has put plans into practice that affect a total of 63 kilometers of today's single -track route. In the future, this route will be electrified and electrified, so that passengers can benefit from significantly shortened travel times. As early as 2028, trains with speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour should be traveling here, which will reduce the journey time from at least 80 minutes to about 53 minutes. This will mean enormous progress for the region and its citizens: inside, reports NDR .

A central element of the project is the new Galleniner curve, which is built south of Bad Kleinen. This new connection will significantly facilitate the previous detour via the Bad Kleinen train station. It is important to know that the construction of the new route also brings significant changes for the village of Gallenin - it will be completely surrounded by rails. This also has an impact on the infrastructure of the region concerned, which according to Economic Minister Wolfgang Blank is the key project for the economic development of the north.

modernization in three construction phases

The expansion takes place in three planning approval sections: The first section extends from Bad Kleinen to Grevesmühlen and a part back to the national border with Schleswig-Holstein. In this first construction phase, some planned closures between April 22 and July 31, 2025 are expected. The Schönberg and Grieben stations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are also modernized, so that the entire route is brought up to a contemporary stand. In the region, a further focus is also on digitization, with the new building of two digital signal boxes in Bobitz and Gallenin in order to make the operating processes more efficient. Details can be read on the homepage of Deutsche Bahn

As part of the entire construction work, Deutsche Bahn not only plans to improve the infrastructure, but also to optimally support travelers during the construction work. Both the DB navigator and ready-to-use alternatives in local transport are appropriately prepared to meet the expectations of passengers. The railway has also set itself the goal of increasing the reliability of the connections, which is already being implemented as part of current projects in cooperation with the federal and state governments.

A look into the future of the train