Lower Saxony launches EUR 110 million public transport funding for 2026

About EUR 110 million of state funding triggers more than EUR 317 million of investment, including 567 accessible bus stops, 316 new buses and the Volkmarode light-rail extension in Braunschweig (total approx. EUR 58.2 million, state share EUR 4.9 million).

The programme has four parts: the general public transport programme, the regional rail programme, bus stops and bus procurement, and its volume is high compared with recent years. The bus purchase strand totals EUR 118.5 million of investment with EUR 41.1 million of state funds, including 45 battery-electric and 2 fuel-cell buses. Expansion of the Neumarkt central bus station in Osnabrück costs about EUR 9.2 million. (LOK Report, 6 Feb 2026)