DB InfraGO to reactivate Homburg–Zweibrücken line by December 2028

DB InfraGO is reactivating and electrifying the Homburg–Zweibrücken line so that S-Bahn line S1 from Kaiserslautern can run through to Zweibrücken every hour; announced on 18 November 2025, with construction symbolically launched on 11 October 2025 at a railway anniversary event in Zweibrücken. The project includes a new electronic interlocking at Homburg-Einöd, reopened halts at Beeden and Schwarzenacker and an interchange station at Einöd; work runs in three sections from 2026 to 2028. On 1 September 2026 DB reported the first section (about 800 m of track at Homburg station) finished within schedule and budget, although total costs have risen from about EUR 39 million to EUR 78 million. The date is a placeholder: only December 2028 is given (LOK Report, 1 Sep 2026).