Rosenheim: Opponents are examining lawsuits against Brenner-Nordzulauf – Bavaria

Opponents of the northern access to the Brenner are examining the possibility of lawsuits against the controversial new construction of the double-track railway line through the Bavarian Inn Valley. “We don’t want any tunnels, we want to upgrade the existing line,” said Lothar Thaler, chairman of the Rosenheimer Land burner dialogue initiative, before a meeting with the boards of other citizens’ initiatives on Saturday. Lawyers have been commissioned to examine legal steps and want to exhaust all possibilities here.

According to forecasts, modernization of the existing route will be sufficient to handle the expected freight and passenger traffic. This also applies if the number of 400 trains a day is actually reached. “We are declared advocates of shifting passenger and freight traffic to rail,” write the citizens’ initiatives. “We only demand that the most sensible, intelligent solution is implemented. And that’s not the new line.”

Deutsche Bahn has largely laid down the route for the northern feeder of the Brenner Pass from Kiefersfelden to Grafing (Ebersberg district). This year, DB wants to press ahead with the planning and optimize the selected routes. There are also geological explorations. The exchange with the region in dialogue forums should be continued. However, some of these were not well received by local residents.

The new line is intended to be a feeder to the Brenner Base Tunnel, which is being built in Austria and Italy and which should be completed in ten years. The German route is not scheduled to go into operation until around 2040.

The Bundestag is expected to decide on the project in 2025. Politicians from the region have repeatedly demanded that the need must be proven beforehand. Deutsche Bahn emphasizes that Germany signed an agreement with Austria in 2012 to expand the route. Opponents say these are not binding.

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