TTK GmbH, in collaboration with PTV Transport Consult, is investigating the possible reactivation of the approximately 26-kilometre-long railway line between Neumünster and Ascheberg on behalf of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and NAH.SH.
The line was used for passenger transport until the mid-1980s and was closed down after freight transport was discontinued in July 1995.
The aim of the study is to investigate which infrastructure expansion with which train services can be implemented in an economically viable manner and what costs would be involved. In addition, passenger potential will be analysed and a cost-benefit analysis will be carried out.
The kick-off meeting, followed by a site visit, took place at the end of February – an important step for the start of further analyses.