Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - According to an updated report on the reactivation of old rail connections, 24 routes across the country are being checked. According to the Hessen Mobil report, seven closed routes have been reactivated since 1995, and eleven routes are currently being investigated or are already being planned. According to Hessen Mobil, these 24 routes cover an area of 103 communities in which more than 1.3 million people live. "Between 1920 and 2010, rail traffic was discontinued on 67 routes in Hesse," says the report.
"Rail is an environmentally and climate-friendly mode of transport," said Economics and Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir (Greens) on the report. "The reactivation of closed routes is a contribution to offering attractive alternatives to the car away from the metropolitan areas."
