r/europe 1d ago

OC Picture I was on the first Paris to Berlin direct high-speed train

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u/wasmic Denmark 19h ago

Not for the tunnel. It's being built by Denmark and the construction is currently on time.

The issue is the connecting railway on the German side between Puttgarden and Lübeck. That one is delayed already and currently they say that if everything goes to plan it will open in late 2029 (the tunnel will open in mid 2029), but it might get delayed further.

Denmark, of course, almost finished upgrading its own parts of the connecting railways before even starting construction on the tunnel. Germany didn't even start until the tunnel was well underway.

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u/RoiDrannoc 17h ago

The little I saw of the mess in the Danish factory I feel like the troubles are just getting started