Stuttgart-Ulm rail project

Stuttgart 21 is a transport project to reorganize the Stuttgart railroad junction. A total of almost 60 kilometers of new railroad line and three new passenger stations (Stuttgart main station, Stuttgart Airport/Messe station and the Mittnachtstraße S-Bahn station at the new Stuttgart Rosenstein) and a new stabling station in Untertürkheim will ensure that the Stuttgart rail hub becomes more efficient. The new Wendlingen-Ulm line is part of the high-speed network in southern Germany and a key component of the Frankfurt-Stuttgart-Munich rail axis.

The Stuttgart-Ulm mega rail project is being realized by Deutsche Bahn AG. Deutsche Bahn’s partners are the European Union, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, the state of Baden-Württemberg, the Stuttgart Region Association and the state capital Stuttgart.

Stuttgart’s terminus station will become an efficient through station. In future, the tracks of the main station will run at a depth of around eleven meters. The existing station building with its large hall and tower will be retained and a new platform hall will be added. Short and barrier-free routes will make it possible to change trains quickly. The new airport/trade fair station will give the region south of the state capital access to long-distance and regional transport.

There are new prospects for urban development within Stuttgart: the Europaviertel has been created on the site of the former rail freight and shunting yard. Its development is now almost complete. On the other hand, the city acquired the Rosenstein development area from the railroad in 2001. The tracks for the existing main railway station are currently located here. The city intends to develop the Stuttgart Rosenstein residential quarter on this approximately 85-hectare site after the new main railway station opens, with the involvement of local residents. Following a development process involving the citizens of the state capital, the  Stuttgart Rosenstein framework plan (opens in a new tab) was adopted by the city of Stuttgart’s committees.

The new line from Wendlingen to Ulm is the new high-speed route along the A8 highway. It offers a fast and comfortable route across the Swabian Alb. Regional, national and international travel times will be significantly reduced. Baden-Württemberg will be permanently connected to the European high-speed network - the main line between Paris and Bratislava/Budapest. Scheduled rail operations on the new Wendlingen-Ulm line have been running since December 11, 2022.

The project partners of the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project inform citizens about the construction sites of the rail project. Depending on the progress of the construction work, information events are held in the various districts. Representatives of DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH provide information about the upcoming construction work in the respective district. DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH also reports on current topics at meetings of the Stuttgart district councils in coordination with the Ombudsman. The central information platform of DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH is the  Stuttgart-Ulm rail project website (opens in a new tab).

The  Stuttgart 21 /Rosenstein Committee discusses current topics and issues in connection with the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project and the Stuttgart Rosenstein urban development project. You can research the resolutions on Stuttgart 21 passed by the municipal council in the  council information system .