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Stuttgart 21 train station... seems DB might be addicted to expensive trains systems.
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Offline Mark5  
#1 Posted : 31 January 2013 09:32:03(UTC)
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Mark5

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Does this sound familiar?
Text in English.

http://www.spiegel.de/in...on-project-a-880112.html
DB DR FS NS SNCF c. 1950-65, fan of station architecture esp. from 1920-70.
In single point perspective, where do track lines meet?
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Offline steventrain  
#2 Posted : 31 January 2013 10:13:06(UTC)
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Too expensive!
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Offline Bigdaddynz  
#3 Posted : 31 January 2013 11:01:51(UTC)
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Bigdaddynz

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Yikes, 9 billion dollars for a train station!! OhMyGod

Are the dunnies plated with gold??
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Offline H0  
#4 Posted : 31 January 2013 11:19:41(UTC)
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Hi!
They had a simple plan: by making a new station under ground, they would be able to sell a large area in the city centre where the current station is. And at the same time replace the terminus station with a drive-through station to speed up trains.

Then the usual story that goes with every big project: it takes much longer than expected and prices rise due to inflation, there are unexpected problems (almost everybody knew that Stuttgart is a bad place to make tunnels, but they found some naïve persons to make the initial cost estimate).

And even worse: some say the new station does not have enough platforms to handle all the traffic. A simulation has been made and they found there are enough platforms. Some people believe the simulation was not based on proper assumptions.
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Tom
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Offline jeehring  
#5 Posted : 31 January 2013 11:51:40(UTC)
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....modern infrastructures allowing efficient service , is a key for developpment & well being....
The project sounds good... the picture shows pleasant things...
They already have refurbished an old train station : Saint Pancras in London, Gare de lyon in Paris...,
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