Railway stations in Germany
The Deutsche Bahn hardly belongs to the station building
Several thousand reception buildings once belonged to the Deutsche Bahn. She sold the majority – and some of them are left to the decay.
After the mass sale of station buildings, Deutsche Bahn in Germany only includes a almost quarter of the approximately 2,900 reception halls nationwide. A little more than a fifth are in again municipal possessions, as an evaluation of the Allianz Interest Association shows. More than half belong to private owners.
The private property of train stations is particularly widespread in East Germany, as the evaluation of the association shows. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the leader. More than 100 of the approximately 130 station buildings in MV belong to private owners – a share of more than 80 percent.
Left to decay in many places
Private owners usually convert the buildings for private or commercial purposes and not for classic rail operations. In many places you will leave you to decay.
The Allianz Pro Schiene therefore demands incentives for private and municipal owners to maintain the train stations for rail transport or to make them fit again. “The turnover of the traffic includes that we have train stations for more train travelers,” said Association Managing Director Dirk Flege. “This also means attractive reception buildings that meet the needs of travelers.” Financial and organizational support is needed to develop and implement appropriate usage concepts. The federal government is particularly duty here.
dpa
Source: Stern
