We will ensure that travel time by train between Groningen and Bremen is reduced from 2 hours and 43 minutes to 2 hours and 11 minutes by 2030 to provide a sustainable and equal alternative to the car. We will do this in steps.
Up until late 2015, the total journey time was 2 hours and 43 minutes. The train connection between Weener and Leer was discontinued in December 2015 after a ship collided with the Friesenbrücke. Train travellers must now undertake part of the trip on an (express) coach.