PROJECTS / STUTTGART MAIN STATION
The Infrastructure and Mobility Project of the 21st Century
The Stuttgart-Ulm railway expansion is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe. The future central station forms the core of the Stuttgart 21 transport and urban development project.
As a light-flooded, low-lying, 8-track through station, it will replace the previous 16-track terminus station when it opens. The above-ground rail facilities in the city centre will be dismantled, creating space for new urban development perspectives. The districts of Stuttgart East and Stuttgart North, which were previously separated by the tracks, will be reconnected after more than 150 years. Travel times will be significantly reduced.
In 1997, Christoph Ingenhoven won the international competition for the renovation and new construction of Stuttgart’s central train station. A 32-member jury unanimously selected the winner from 126 participants. Following the conclusion of the financing agreement in April 2009, construction work on Stuttgart 21 began on 2 February 2010. Half-time was celebrated on 27 February 2021, when the 14th of the 28 chalice supports was cast in concrete.
The roof will become a pedestrian area that meets and extends the nearby Schlossgarten, connecting the new Rosenstein quarter with the heart of the historic city.
