The railway line to Cuxhaven running to the north-west from Hamburg was renovated in stages. Improvement of the formation, cleaning the ballast bed, replacing rails and sleepers and thorough maintenance of the track were among the tasks carried out in several phases of construction in a three-week window.

All this yellow on the railway line from Hamburg to Cuxhaven was a rare sight. In spring 2016, sections of the line near Stade are being renovated. Thanks to the operation of our powerful, specialised and flexible track maintenance machines, it was not necessary to fully close the track. The suburban railway traffic between Hamburg and Stade could continue running. And as a matter of course, everything was finished on time; dual track operation could be restarted as scheduled once the work was completed.