Around 200,000 people live in
Saarbruck. More than 60,000 people commute daily
in and
out of the city. Therefore, the citizens of
Saarbruck are
heavily reliant on the private transport system.
The city of Saarbruck is concentrating of the development of
a
complete public transportation system, with an emphasis on rail
transit. The system should not end at the city limits, but
rather
should include the entire region. The utilization of existing
heavy rail infrastructure would result in considerable savings in
investment over new rail construction. The first line of the Saarbahn,
from Saareguemines in France to Lebach in Germany is
approximately 45 km in length.
The stretch of track is divided into three areas:
- One electrified strectch of heavy rail track from Saareguemines in France to Saarbrücken-Brebach in the east section of Saarbrücken's inner city, which will be under the jurisdiction of DB AG.
- One section of the rail line, which is 15 km long, runs through the central city and the municipality of Riegelsberg. This segment will be newly constructed.
- The third section has in the 1990s begun to be constructed. This construction will be continued, resulting in a stretch of rail between Riegelsberg-Walpershofen and Lebach.
