Saxony funds charging planning for battery trains around Dresden

Total planning costs for design phases 3 and 4 are about EUR 5 million; the ZVVO intends to retender services from late 2031 with BEMU, and funding for construction costs is still open.

Saxony contributes EUR 1 million to planning charging points and overhead-line adjustments for battery trains on lines S 7, RB 71, RB 72/RE 19, S 8 and the S 8 extension to Hoyerswerda; plans include charging points at Ottendorf-Okrilla Nord, Königsbrück, Neustadt (Sachs) and Sebnitz and partial electrification between Heidenau and Mühlbach. The ZVVO itself paid for the preliminary planning; design phases 3 and 4 cost about EUR 5 million. The association plans to retender services from late 2031 and is still negotiating construction funding with the state. (LOK Report, 30 Apr 2026)