Official groundbreaking ceremony for the start of the Wunderline construction work of construction step 1
New Friesenbrücke construction begins
European Year of Rail
EU grant of € 12,7 million for the first step in building the Wunderline, lasting until November 2023
‘Wunderline Network Ketenmobiliteit’ (connectivity between the various modes of transport): over 20 partners signed a letter of intent concerning continuation of the network and presentation of the implementation programme.
Finalization participation plan Scheemda – Winschoten
Express train Groningen - Winschoten into service
Publication Deutschlandtakt including several actions for improving the Wunderline route
Preparation first step in building the Wunderline
Start administrative process Wunderline by province of Groningen
Second EU TEN-T projectapplication submitted by province of Groningen en Land Nedersaksen
Publication of the Wunderline Bidbook
Land Nedersaksen, Vrije Hanzestad Bremen and province of Groningen sign de Wunderline Realisation Agreement for the first and second step in building the Wunderline (up to 2030)
Declaration of stimulation of cross-border cooperation between the northern Netherlands and Nedersaksen, signed by province of Groningen, Land Nedersaksen and Vrije Hanzestad Bremen
The Netherlands make available € 17 million for the building of the Wunderline
Municipalities and Kommunen along the Wunderline sign declaration for improving connectivity between the various modes of transport
ProRail and DB Netz start preparing the planning stage
Improvement of rail replacement busservices
German and Dutch authorities drew up a joint ambition
Accessibility improvement by the introduction of the Niedersachsen-Ticket plus Groningen
Opening of a Deutsche Bahn-window for international train tickets at Groningen Central Station
Completion of the investigations Potential freight transport, Qualitative socio-economic research, Transport value potential passengers, Analysis actions Groningen – Bremen, Exploration research and en Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA)
Wunderline, the railway connection Groningen – Bremen, is the continuation of the Wiederline (Groningen – Leer)
Wunderline included in Land Niedersachsen Government Agreement
EU grants CEF-T subsidy of € 8,3 million to the Wunderline project for preliminary studies and identifies the Wunderline as a EU Flagship-project
Friesenbrücke severely damaged, no express railway connection Groningen – Leer possible before 2024
Provincie of Groningen, Landkreis Leer, IHK Ostfriesland Papenburg, Groningen Seaports and AG Ems submit CEF-T project application to the EU
The Netherlands make available € 102 million for the cross-border railway connection between Groningen and Leer/Bremen: € 17 million from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure en Environment and € 85 million from the province of Groningen
Dutch and German members of the European Parliament unreservedly endorse the Wunderline project.
Opening of the Wunderline office in Oldenburg
First edition of the Wunderline Community for stakeholders and interested parties
Timetabling improvements and discount card pilots (Niedersachsenticket).
Wiederline as the name of railway connection Groningen – Leer
Launch of the railway connection Groningen – Leer on a governmental level by the province of Groningen
Arriva launches express train Groningen – Leer
Restart cross-border railway traffic Groningen – Leer with a transfer in Nieuweschans
Cross-border railway connection temporarily ended due to damaged rail
“Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning the arrangement of the rail crossing points” with the obligation to maintain these
Restart cross-border railway connection for passenger transport
Cross-border railway connection ended due to broken bridges over the Westerwoldse Aa and the Ems (Friesenbrücke)
An average of over 400 passengers cross the border each day
Start of the first railway connection between Groningen and Germany
Agreement between The Netherlands and Oldenburg on organizing the building and exploitation of the railway connection between Nieuweschans and Ihrhove
Agreement between The Netherlands and Germany on organizing the building and exploitation of the railway connection between Nieuweschans and Ihrhove
Agreement between The Netherlands and the Kingdom of Hannover on railway connection Harlingen – Leeuwarden – Groningen – Leer
