Deutsche Bahn electrifies the Lübeck–Bad Kleinen line
- Location
- Schleswig-Holstein / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Lübeck–Bad Kleinen line with Gallentin connecting curve) · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Upgraded railway line (ABS) Lübeck–Schwerin: electrification and Bad Kleinen connecting curve
- Investment
- not specified
- Status
- Under construction (groundbreaking 13 June 2025)
The roughly 63 km single-track Lübeck–Bad Kleinen line is being fully electrified and upgraded for speeds up to 160 km/h, including modernisation of Schönberg and Grieben stations and digital signalling technology. A new connecting curve at Bad Kleinen (the Gallentin curve) will enable direct Lübeck–Schwerin train services without reversing. Groundbreaking took place on 13 June 2025 (planning approval split into three sections), with Deutsche Bahn targeting completion by 2028.
Source: eisenbahn.de ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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