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Together with the Stuttgart Region Association, the state is pushing forward the digitization of its rail vehicles for the Stuttgart Digital Hub. It will receive funding of almost 340 million euros from the federal government.340 million euros for digital equipment for rail vehicles The state of Baden-Wurttemberg, together with the External: Stuttgart Region Association (Opens in new window), is pushing forward the digitization of its rail vehicles for the External: Digital Hub Stuttgart (Opens in new window) and will receive funding of almost 340 million euros from the federal government. Specifically, the Baden-Wurttemberg State Railway Vehicle Authority (SFBW) was granted 195 million euros and the Stuttgart S-Bahn, whose responsibility is the Stuttgart Region Association, around 144 million euros for the digital equipment of its vehicles from the Federal Railway Authority. Railway of the future Baden-Wurttemberg is a pioneer in the digitalization of rail in Germany. By converting the vehicles, we are showing that we are serious about the railway of the future, said Transport Minister Winfried Hermann. The total costs for equipping the SFBW vehicles amount to almost 270 million euros. In order to be able to implement the project, the state took the remaining amount of a good 70 million euros into its own hands. Federal funding helps to equip all vehicles with the necessary technology in order to fully exploit the potential of the infrastructure in the entire Stuttgart region. The implementation of the Digital Hub Stuttgart would not have been possible without the good cooperation between the federal government, the state, the region and Deutsche Bahn. We expect the federal government to continue to consistently push forward the digitalization of the railways. We finally need an implementation plan for the whole of Baden-Wurttemberg. Because other regions in the state also have to become digital in the long term: Without digital control, not so many trains can run in shorter distances Drive at intervals as would be necessary for climate protection and more passengers, said Transport Minister Winfried Hermann. The managing director of the SFBW, Thomas Glass, added: The SFBW is proud to be part of this future project with its vehicles. They are among the first in Germany to start fully digitalized operations. We are pleased that the existing vehicles will also make their contribution through the conversion. In this way, we are creating the conditions for a higher performance of the infrastructure and for passenger-friendly incident management. Improvements only with consistent digitalization The Stuttgart Region Association, which is responsible for the external: S-Bahn Stuttgart (opens in new window), was also pleased about the funding decisions. Dr. Alexander Lahl, regional director of the Stuttgart Region Association, said: S-Bahn traffic is currently under great pressure - passengers feel this every day. But it is also clear: without a consistent step towards digitalization, we will not achieve the necessary improvements. Digital train operation and, in the future, partially automated driving are the central lever for increasing stability, making better use of capacities and making the service reliable again. We expressly thank the federal government for its support in converting the vehicles - it is a crucial contribution To ensure that the S-Bahn in the region becomes permanently efficient again. The S-Bahn is the regions lifeline, added Dr. Matthias Glaub, Chairman of the Management Board of the Stuttgart S-Bahn at DB Regio AG, added. Digital train operation combined with partially automated driving increases the capacity on our routes, which stabilizes S-Bahn traffic and creates space for expanding services. We are pleased that the federal government is supporting us in the necessary conversion of the vehicles. Because this future technology is a prerequisite for people here in the region to be able to reliably use the S-Bahn in their everyday lives again. In fact, the Stuttgart Digital Hub is the first project in Europe in which an entire railway junction, including access routes, is digitized on a large scale. The findings collected in the project are intended to form the basis for the further roll-out of digital train control, which will gradually replace the outdated technology. Lighthouse project for new technology With the Extern: Digital Rail Germany program (Opens in new window), Extern: Deutsche Bahn AG (Opens in new window) will equip the entire German route network with new control and safety technology called Extern: ETCS (European Train Control System) (Opens in new window) and External: digital signal boxes (DSTW) (Opens in new window). With the Digital Hub Stuttgart, a large railway junction in Germany will be equipped with the technology for the first time. The Stuttgart region is the first major for good reasonssProject of this type: The performance of the rail network in the Stuttgart region is now reaching its limits. With new control and safety technology, more trains should run with fewer delays on the infrastructure that was largely newly built as part of External: Stuttgart 21 (Opens in new window). The federal funding will equip 118 existing vehicles of the train types Extern: Flirt 3 (Opens in new window) and Extern: Talent 3 (Opens in new window) as well as the equipment of 130 new double-decker vehicles of the type Extern: Coradia Max (Opens in new window) of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg with, among other things, the European train control system ETCS, the Extern: highly automated driving (ATO GoA 2 - Automatic Train Operation Grade of Automation 2) (Opens in new window) and the new External: Railway radio standard FRMCS (Future Railway Mobile Communication System) (Opens in new window). The ETCS conversion will be completed by the end of 2026. The Stuttgart S-Bahn is receiving funding for the digital vehicle conversion of its 215 existing vehicles. Co
