Pender drama: new S-Bahn holds for Porsche and DHL in sight?

Pender drama: new S-Bahn holds for Porsche and DHL in sight?

Many commuters between Leipzig and the airport are happy about possible relief in public transport. The focus here is on the S-Bahn, which in future will stop with large employers such as Porsche and DHL. In recent years, the traffic conditions for the almost 20,000 passengers of the S5, who commute between Leipzig and Halle every day, have been insufficiently optimized. This important railway line, which the region connects, runs under the cycling bridge between Radefeld and the freight traffic center (GVZ) in Schkeuditz. Nevertheless, commuters in Schkeuditz and Radefeld currently have no direct access to these S-Bahn stops.

The S-Bahn lines do not hold in Radefeld or the Schkeuditzer East, although important employers are located here-over 4,600 employees work in the Porsche plant, while more than 7,000 employees work at the DHL Air Hub. This forces many commuters to use buses to get to their jobs. This is perceived by residents and commuters as inadequate, since the combination of cycling to the next S-Bahn station is often faster than by bus or car, as the mayor Sylvia Dohr states.

planned improvements for commuters

In addition to the existing challenges in the traffic conditions, the problem of shift changes in the Porsche plant is pointed out. A planned S-Bahn stop at the GVZ could significantly relieve the traffic situation here and improve the connection. The city of Leipzig is also planning to build a new industrial area on the Radefeld Allee, which is supposed to create around 3,000 new jobs.

To address these problems, a package of measures with 14 projects was created. Among them are two new S-Bahn stops for lines S3 and S5. The first proposal for a stop in Radefeld already dates from 2008. However, the planning has not yet been completed, and the implementation could be carried out in 15 years at the earliest. The construction of a new S-Bahnhof is innovatively estimated to be at least 44 million euros.

The special-purpose association for the Leipzig (ZVNL) local transport currently conducts investigations for a station in the GVZ-Nord/Radefeld. A feasibility study for the Schkeuditz-Ost stop is already available, but still has to be evaluated. For the commuters, it remains to be seen how these plans develop and when an actual implementation can take place.

Further details on the trips and the infrastructure can be read on the website of the mdv