New residential area in Marzahn: is the S-Bahn station on Landsberger Allee?

New residential area in Marzahn: is the S-Bahn station on Landsberger Allee?

On the former Knorr-Bremse site in Berlin-Marzahn, a new residential area will be built, which includes 1000 apartments and 370 student apartments. With the creation of this new living space, the question of the traffic connection, in particular the needs of an additional S-Bahn station on Landsberger Allee. CDU MPs such as Danny Freymark and Martin Pätzold therefore asked the Senate Department for Mobility, but received the answer that Deutsche Bahn and the Senate Department consider such a train station to be not justified.

The area is already being connected by the neighboring S-Bahn stations Marzahn and Poelchaustrasse, while the M6 ​​and M16 tram lines also keep nearby. Historically, the construction of an S-Bahn station called "Bürknersfelde" was already planned in the 1980s by the GDR Ministry of Transport to facilitate access to the employees of the Berlin machine tool factory (BWF Marzahn). The tracks and a platform edge required for this were actually built. With the closure of the BWF in the early 1990s and the decline in rush hour, these plans were abandoned.

Current traffic situation and planning status

For the residents, the current transport connection is anything but optimal. To get to Marzahn or the next S-Bahn stop, you have to commute with trams. Construction work at the Bürknersfelde stop are already in full swing; The tracks have been expanded and the platforms were prepared. However, the Senate Department has made it clear that the stop in the land use plan is secured as a long -term measure, but is not listed in the urban development plan mobility and traffic or in the local transport requirement plan. The estimated additional benefit of an S-Bahn stop is classified as low, which indicates that it is not realized in the foreseeable future.

The Senate decision of March 2, 2021, which sets the strategic framework for traffic until 2030-known as Step Move-is pursuing the goal of braking the trend towards more car traffic. The strengthening of buses, lanes, bicycles and foot traffic should increase the quality of life in Berlin. These measures are intended to lead to the share of the environmental association increased from 74% to 82% by 2030. Further steps include planning a zero emission zone to promote clean drives, with Berlin based on successful examples of other European cities.

Overall, the discussion about the S-Bahn stop at Landsberger Allee and the future transport infrastructure in Berlin-Marzahn remains exciting. While construction projects for new residential areas are being tackled, the challenges of transport connections and public mobility are in the foreground.

For further information and backgrounds, the readers can report the reports of , Berlin Live as well as the specifications of the Senats read.