This was a guided tour of the future main station in Stuttgart called Stuttgart21.

More pictures: https://imgur.com/a/8QnDQrO
(Disclaimer: The descriptions could be wrong for the east/west orientation :P)

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      7·
      6 months ago

      It’s “needed” to increase throughput.
      The current head station is a head station meaning it ends here and then they do a U-turn and go back different direction.

      Also it’s planned as a fully digital station which is supposed to increase the throughput as well as the trains can be dynamically throttled when enetering the station.

      Current trackplan:

      Stuttgart 21:

      Planned changes on a map:

      • Downcount@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 months ago

        39 trains per hour with the old station is still more than 32 per hour with Stuttgart 21. Also groundwater, nature and referendum are totally meaningless words for anyon supporting this idea.

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          6·
          6 months ago

          May be. I just thought the tour was interesting and wanted to share a bit what I was told.

          But you aren’t wrong with your position.

      • thedarkfly@feddit.nl
        2·
        6 months ago

        Honestly it seems like a sensible change. If I’m not mistaken Frankfurt Hbf is also a head station and you lose a ton of time because of it.

    • Downcount@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      Oh, there were ppl who wanted it, just not the people like you and me. They held a referendum: about 60% were against it.