DB builds Appenweier–Kehl upgrade line, opening planned for end of 2029

Planning approval section 2 of the Appenweier–Kehl upgrade line in Baden-Württemberg has been under construction since October 2025, according to DB, and is due to enter service at the end of 2029; according to the federal government the other sections are partly in operation already and partly still in the planning phase. The information comes from the federal government's reply (21/7793) to a parliamentary question by the Greens on rail projects under construction; the report gives neither costs nor line length. The date is a placeholder: the article only says end of 2029. (LOK Report, 9 Sep 2026)