By the end of this year, Deutsche Bahn will have submitted the plans for the 'German Connection', an inlet from Germany to Brenner Base Tunnel, according to Merkur. The aim is to get the route discussed at Bundestag in Spring 2025, says Klaus-Dieter Josel, the outgoing group representative of the DB in Bavaria.

Deutsche Bahn's plans for the 'German Connection' to Brenner is a divisive subject in German politics. Some action groups oppose such a connection out of environmental concerns.

If built, the German connection will be 55 kilometers long and about 30 kilometers of it tunnels.

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