Weddeler Schleife between Braunschweig and Wolfsburg now double-track
- Location
- Helmstedt district / Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony (between Weddel and Fallersleben, Braunschweig–Wolfsburg line) · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Weddeler Schleife – double-tracking
- Investment
- approx. EUR 190 million (cost of double-tracking per Wikipedia; the official BauInfoPortal page states no figure)
- Status
- Completed / operational
The Weddeler Schleife between Weddel and Fallersleben (on the Braunschweig–Wolfsburg line) was converted from single to double track between 2021 and 2024, having originally been built single-track only in 1996–1998. Main construction started on 25 October 2021; on the evening of 21 March 2024 Deutsche Bahn put the double-track line into service, enabling an all-day half-hourly service between Braunschweig and Wolfsburg. Per Wikipedia the double-tracking cost around EUR 190 million; the official DB BauInfoPortal page does not state an investment figure.
Source: bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Evidence: one source · archived copy saved · How well sourced is Eurotrack?
More from: 🇩🇪 Germany