New Regio-S-Bahn RS3 runs electric Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven
- Location
- Oldenburg – Sande – Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Expansion and electrification of the Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven railway line
- Investment
- approx. EUR 1.1 billion total project (electrification alone approx. EUR 423 million)
- Status
- In operation (electric train service started)
Deutsche Bahn expanded the 52.4 km line between Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven to continuous double track, renewed it, and electrified it over roughly eleven years to give the JadeWeserPort a high-capacity rail connection. Double-tracking was completed by the end of 2012 and electrification followed in October 2022; with the timetable change on 11 December 2022, the new Regio-S-Bahn line RS3 began electric passenger service between Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven, replacing the former RE19. Total project costs were put at approximately EUR 1.1 billion as of early 2020.
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