Baden-Württemberg: Construction begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart

Oct 12, 2026

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Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart At the tunnel portal, from
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart At the tunnel entrance, from the right: Evelyn Palla, Chairwo
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport and, thus, with the new central station. Construction costs are currently estimated at 2.5 billion euros. Th
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport and, thus, with the new central station. Construction costs are currently estimated at 2.5 billion euros. Th
Groundbreaking for the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with a statue of Saint Barbara and miners Georgi Stankov and Jens Straube at the tunnel porta
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport and, thus, with the new central station. Construction costs are currently estimated at 2.5 billion euros. Th
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Klaus Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of DB PSU GmbH The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Klaus Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of DB PSU GmbH The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with S21 chaplain Peter Maile and tunnel foreman Jens Straube. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 pr
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart; Tunnel Patron Andrea Klett Eininger with a statue of Saint Barbara, patron saint of tunnel builders and miners. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunn
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with S21 chaplain Peter Maile and tunnel foreman Jens Straube. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 pr
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Stefan Kratochwill, Chairman of the Executive Board of STRABAG SE The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zur
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich
Groundbreaking for the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. From right: Stefan Kratochwill, Chairman of the Executive Bo
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Rainer Wieland, Chairman of the Stuttgart Region Association The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Dr. Frank Nopper, Mayor of the State Capital of Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zuric
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Nicole Razavi, Minister of Transportation for the State of Baden-Württemberg The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport
Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport and, thus, with the new central station. Construction costs are currently estimated at 2.5 billion euros. Th
Opponents of the project are demonstrating at the construction site; construction begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich wit
Opponents of the project are demonstrating at the construction site; construction begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich wit

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Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart At the tunnel portal, from

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart At the tunnel entrance, from the right: Evelyn Palla, Chairwo

Groundbreaking for the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with a statue of Saint Barbara and miners Georgi Stankov and Jens Straube at the tunnel porta

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Klaus Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of DB PSU GmbH The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Klaus Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of DB PSU GmbH The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with S21 chaplain Peter Maile and tunnel foreman Jens Straube. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 pr

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart; Tunnel Patron Andrea Klett Eininger with a statue of Saint Barbara, patron saint of tunnel builders and miners. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunn

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart: Tunnel patron Andrea Klett Eininger with S21 chaplain Peter Maile and tunnel foreman Jens Straube. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 pr

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Stefan Kratochwill, Chairman of the Executive Board of STRABAG SE The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zur

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Evelyn Palla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich

Groundbreaking for the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. From right: Stefan Kratochwill, Chairman of the Executive Bo

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Rainer Wieland, Chairman of the Stuttgart Region Association The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Dr. Frank Nopper, Mayor of the State Capital of Stuttgart The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zuric

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Nicole Razavi, Minister of Transportation for the State of Baden-Württemberg The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport

Construction Begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart Steffen Bilger (CDU), Federal Minister of Transportation The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich with the airport

Opponents of the project are demonstrating at the construction site; construction begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich wit

Opponents of the project are demonstrating at the construction site; construction begins on the Pfaffensteig Tunnel in Stuttgart. The 11-kilometer-long rail tunnel is part of the Stuttgart 21 project and, starting in 2033, will connect the Gäubahn line toward Zurich wit