Shaping the future

Graphics: Gernot Kallweit

Our goal is the complete re-opening of the line from Morsbach / Waldbröl - Wiehl - Dieringhausen - Gummersbach as the backbone of a modern local transport system. This system will consist of the railway, scheduled bus routes, people’s bus and shared pre-booked taxis.

In so doing  the railway runs at frequent intervals without traffic jams through the Wiehl valley, while the other means of transportation connect to the trains with short transfer times.

The concept envisions developing the public transport system according to successful examples into a future-orientated, efficient and non-polluting system with its focus on the citizen’s needs.

An analysis of 280 railway lines that could come into consideration for re-opening identifies the Wiehltalbahn  among the top 10 in all 3 analysed criteria. Also an analysis (German only) commissioned by the Rhine-Sieg Unitary Transport Authority (VRS) demonstrated a very good economic viability for our concept.

Furthermore, the railway is needed to relieve the roads from freight traffic in the Oberbergishes Land - which is actually already being done in the form of timber traffic.

In the face of rising costs for energy, environment protection and clogged roads the railway is a precondition for developing a future-proof industrial location.

For many years the Wiehltalbahn has been a widely known tourist attraction.