“The upgrades to the Oldenburg-Wilhelmshaven line are a concrete step towards protecting our climate because it strengthens freight transport by rail. Through our ‘strong rails’ strategy we, together with the federal government and the rail industry, want to strengthen the market share of rail freight traffic, from 18 to 25 percent. That corresponds to 13 million truck journeys taken off Germany’s roads in a year. To achieve that we need high-performing railway lines.
“To provide noise protection the 9km section between Oldenburg and Rastede will get 16km of noise protection walls to protect residents against noise.”
