Concept
The concept attempts to combine plans for high-speed links from Stuttgart to other cities with the improvement of local infrastructure and a replacement for the current terminal station. The current 17-track station is to be replaced by an underground 8-track through-station.
The new tracks are planned to cross below ground at right angles to the northern end of the existing building. Parts of the historic Paul Bonatz Hauptbahnhof building, the platforms and approach tracks would be demolished, and the land sold for development.
The plans include new surface and underground lines connecting the station in Stuttgart’s enclosed central valley with existing lines. The Stuttgart–Wendlingen high-speed line running through a new tunnel, the Filder Tunnel, would connect the replacement Hauptbahnhof with a new Filder station (Filderbahnhof), serving the Airport, the Messe (trade fair) and the Filderstadt district. The line would then connect to the planned Wendlingen-Ulm high-speed line. The carriage sidings would be moved to the area of Untertürkheim station to clear land for redevelopment.
On 2 April 2009 the Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, Günther Oettinger, signed the finance agreement with the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee and Deutsche Bahn board member Stefan Garber.
On 23 November 2009, it was announced that construction would commence in February 2010, on condition that the overall costs do not exceed €4.5 billion.
DB subsidiary DB ProjektBau is planning the project on behalf of DB Netze and DB Station & Service and is its promoter for the development approval process.
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