Stuttgart 21 is one of Europe’s most ambitious and controversial infrastructure projects, with decades of planning and countless delays. With costs ballooning to over €11 billion and a completion date now pushed to earliest 2027. Deutsche Bahn just explained that earlier identified risks realized and did not communicated a new date.
DW video about Stuttgart 21 (status as of Oct. 2024):
https://youtu.be/2XQtdKU5D_4
"The new underground railway station and high-speed rail lines in Germany's southwestern hub Stuttgart will not open in December 2026 as previously planned, Germany's Deutsche Bahn said on Wednesday.
It's the latest of a series of delays to a major project also beset by vast cost overruns which has been under construction for 15 years now."
DW article "'Stuttgart 21' high-speed rail opening delayed once more" from today:
https://www.dw.com/en/stuttgart-21-high-speed-rail-opening-delayed-once-more/a-74805775