CDU on transport

The CDU wants to make routes to school safer and set aside dedicated funds from road and bike path investments for this. Together with municipalities, danger spots are to be identified and fixed.

The CDU wants safe routes to school. There should be special money for this. The state and towns will look for dangerous spots. Then they should make these spots safer.

The platform names parent parking and short drop-off zones at schools as measures. At the federal level, the CDU wants to make it easier for municipalities to set up crosswalks in front of schools and along school routes in 30 km/h zones. Training for student crossing guards and traffic helpers is to be funded and stepped up.

The CDU wants to introduce a statewide transit pass for apprentices. It is meant to put them on equal footing with university students and their semester pass and make trips to vocational school easier.

The CDU wants a transit pass for apprentices. It should be valid across the whole state. University students already have such a pass. Apprentices can then get to vocational school more easily.

The pass is meant to simplify and support trips to statewide and district vocational classes and, in rural areas, to the responsible school. Training companies are to be involved.

The CDU wants to treat all modes of transport as equals. People are to be encouraged to switch to buses, trains and bikes through more attractive services, not through coercion. In the party's view, the car will continue to play an important role.

The CDU wants to treat cars, buses, trains and bikes equally. No one should be forced to switch. But buses, trains and bikes should become more attractive. Roads remain important, the CDU says.

Improvements for one mode of transport should, where possible, not bring restrictions for another. The platform stresses that climate-neutral mobility also needs roads. At the same time, infrastructure is to help cut CO₂, for example through electrified rail lines, a statewide hydrogen network and shore power in ports. The concrete goals also include better accessibility in public transit and a reliable supply of fast-charging stations.

The CDU wants to continue the program for repairing state roads and secure maintenance on a permanent basis. Damage is to be fixed early so that the roads' substance is preserved. State roads are also to become safer.

The CDU wants to keep repairing the state's roads. Damage should be fixed early. This includes damage after winter. The roads should also become safer.

An up-to-date, publicly accessible online database is to provide information on repair work. For damage to roads and bike paths, the CDU plans a single, easy-to-use reporting option. Recurring damage, for example from winter weather, is to be fixed early everywhere. Greater safety is to come from lower speeds at accident hotspots and from roundabouts, among other things.

The CDU wants to change planning law via the Bundesrat so that infrastructure projects are carried out much faster. Lawsuits are to be tied to prior participation in the procedure. Important transport projects are to be approved more often directly by statute.

The CDU says building roads and rail lines takes too long. It wants to change the rules for planning. Only people who took part in the planning should be able to sue. Parliament should approve important projects directly by law.

People who are indirectly affected are to be allowed to sue only if they took part in the public consultation. On top of that come cutoff-date and preclusion rules, under which rights lapse when official deadlines pass. Legal requirements that change after the fact are no longer to stop a planned project. Project-specific statutes are to speed up transport projects. As preconditions, the platform names early involvement of those affected and equal treatment of existing, new and upgraded routes.

The CDU wants to finish the A20 highway including the Elbe crossing and quickly expand the rail and road links to the Fehmarnbelt fixed link. Both projects have top priority for the party. The state's planning capacity is to be pooled for this.

The CDU wants to finish the A20 highway. This includes a crossing of the Elbe river. The routes to the tunnel to Denmark should also be built quickly. Both are especially important to the CDU.

According to the platform, the A20 is meant to bypass Hamburg to the north and relieve the A1. For the hinterland connection, the CDU counts not only the route along the A1 in Ostholstein but also an upgrade of the B202. It wants to keep supporting noise protection along the rail line that goes beyond the legal minimum. The EU's Habitats Directive rules are to be observed. The party also commits to the northern German priority list, the "Ahrensburger Liste," and wants to update it.

The CDU wants to expand several autobahns and federal roads, including the A21, A23, A7 and B5. In addition, more truck parking and truck stops are to be built, and railroad crossings are to become safer.

The CDU wants to widen several major roads. These include the A21, A23, A7 and B5. There should be more parking for trucks. Railroad crossings should become safer.

The B404 is to be upgraded to the A21 both northward and southward, which the platform justifies with traffic volume and safety. The A23 is to get six lanes quickly; a six-lane A7 up to the Danish border is to enter planning, as is a three-lane B5. Unprotected railroad crossings are to get gates, signals or underpasses. In upgrading the Lübeck–Bad Kleinen rail line, the Ratzeburger Allee crossing is to be grade-separated, also so that emergency transports can reach the UKSH hospital in Lübeck quickly.

The CDU wants to press the federal government for better infrastructure on the Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) and for new fee rules. Fees are to be tied to fuel prices and include discounts for low-emission propulsion. The party also supports expanding the Elbe–Lübeck Canal.

The CDU wants the Kiel Canal to be upgraded. The federal government is in charge of that. The fees for ships should change. Cleaner ships should pay less. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal should also be expanded.

Tying fees to fuel prices is meant to ensure that it no longer pays for ships to bypass the canal for cost reasons. For infrastructure, the CDU includes a water depth of 12 meters and the planned dock for repairing lock gates in Brunsbüttel. Data-based assistance systems are to improve the approach to the locks. The party wants to promote climate-neutral ferries on the canal and at the Elbe crossing. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal is to be expanded in order to shift freight from trucks to inland vessels.

The CDU wants to keep the state's airports and turn them into test sites for the aviation of the future. It sees supplying sustainable fuels as an opportunity for Schleswig-Holstein with its many renewable energy plants. The party stands fully behind Hamburg Airport.

The CDU wants to keep the airports in the state. New technology for flying should be tested there. Planes should be able to use climate-friendly fuels. The CDU also backs Hamburg Airport.

Regional airports and the airlines based there are to carry out flagship projects for decarbonizing aviation. In the platform's view, the manageable size of the sites and aircraft makes it possible to run projects quickly and flexibly. The CDU wants to seek further support from the federal government, but the state is also to contribute itself. Synergies with Hamburg Airport are to be created.

The CDU wants to electrify all rail lines in the state as quickly as possible. Rail transport is to be fully climate-neutral by 2030. As an interim step, the program relies on battery-powered trains and partial overhead lines.

The CDU wants all train lines in the state to run on electricity. By 2030, trains should no longer harm the climate. Until then, battery trains will be used. The state will build power lines in some places for them.

The program sets a goal of electrifying one hundred percent of the lines. Until that is reached, so-called electrification islands are to be built: overhead lines at places where battery trains can run and recharge. The Marschbahn line has top priority, including the section from Itzehoe to Brunsbüttel. The Neumünster–Bad Oldesloe line is also to be electrified and expanded to two tracks.

The CDU wants to enlarge the rail network by upgrading lines and reopening disused routes. In the short term, the projects in the statewide local transport plan are to be carried out. Rail freight is also to become more attractive.

The CDU wants more train lines in the state. Old lines should open again. Other lines should get more tracks. Trains should run more often. More goods should also travel by train.

Projects named include the S4 West with two additional tracks between Elmshorn and Pinneberg, the S4 East, converting the A1 Hamburg–Kaltenkirchen line to S-Bahn service, and reopening lines such as Kiel–Schönberg, Wrist–Kellinghusen and Rendsburg–Seemühlen. Geesthacht is to get a rail link via the Bergedorf–Geesthacht line. Towns around Kiel and Lübeck are to be served every 30 minutes. Only projects that matter for transport and have broad local backing will be supported. The CDU rejects reopening the Flensburg–Niebüll line. Rail freight is to be strengthened, including as a link to the ports.

The CDU wants to make train stations and trains fully accessible by 2030 at the latest. According to the program, rail transport should be reachable and usable by everyone.

The CDU wants train stations and trains without barriers. This should be done by 2030. Then everyone can use the train. That includes people in wheelchairs.

The program announces a consistent expansion of accessibility. It covers both stations and rail vehicles. The CDU sets 2030 as the latest deadline.

The CDU wants a dedicated state program for building, repairing and maintaining bike paths and commits to the state's 2030 cycling strategy. It also plans state funding for cycle routes, bike parking at stations and free bike transport for young people.

The CDU wants to do more for cycling. The state should build and repair bike paths. Train stations should get safe boxes for bikes. People up to age 25 should take their bike on buses and trains for free.

The condition of bike paths is to be recorded in a survey covering all responsible authorities. It will also look at safety on routes to school, and training for school crossing guards and traffic helpers is to be promoted. New state funding is planned for cycle routes (Velorouten). Service stations and bike boxes are to be set up at every train and bus station. Taking a bike on local public transport is to be free up to and including age 25. The CDU also wants to fund prevention programs on the safe use of pedelecs and e-bikes.

The CDU wants to make bus and rail service around Hamburg more attractive with better frequencies, remove bottlenecks on rail and road, and expand fast cycling routes. According to the platform, this is meant to relieve roads, help commuters and serve climate protection.

Buses and trains around Hamburg should run more often. This applies by day and at night. The CDU also wants to build fast bike routes to Hamburg. This should ease traffic on roads and help the climate.

Joint transport planning with Hamburg is to continue in order to better coordinate construction sites and traffic. The CDU will examine closing the U1 subway line into a ring between Hamburg-Ohlstedt and Norderstedt. Priority fast cycling routes are those from Elmshorn, Bad Bramstedt, Ahrensburg and Geesthacht. Rural areas are to be better connected through digital mobility services and public-private partnerships. Joint flight path planning is meant to reduce one-sided burdens on Schleswig-Holstein.

The CDU wants to expand local public transit and make it climate neutral by 2035. In the medium term, every place in the state is to be reachable between 6 a.m. and midnight, including through on-demand services.

The CDU wants more buses and trains. By 2035 they should no longer harm the climate. Every town should be reachable from early morning to midnight. There should also be rides on request.

Plans include a better-connected statewide bus network, more express bus lines and request stops on rail lines to shorten travel times between heavily used locations. In large cities, higher-grade systems are to be funded regardless of technology, whether rail-based or bus rapid transit. Municipalities are to get help with digital shared taxis and other on-demand services, where autonomous driving could also play a role. Security and service staff are to be increased statewide.

The CDU wants to lower public transit fares, including through a low-cost ticket for trainees and people doing voluntary service. An app is to show all connections and allow ticket purchases for every mode of transport.

Buses and trains should get cheaper. Trainees and volunteers should get a low-cost ticket. School travel costs should have an upper limit. An app should show all trips and sell tickets.

School transport costs are to be capped statewide to ease the burden on families. For occasional riders, the CDU plans a flexible 30-trip ticket allowing 30 discounted bus and train rides per year. The app is meant to end the confusing mix of fares, include buses, trains, shared taxis and ferries, and show vehicles' live location. Passengers are to be able to plan from their location to their destination and book right away.

The CDU wants to achieve emission-free mobility by 2040 and draw up a statewide climate mobility plan for it. Cars are to remain part of the strategy, with more charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations and openness to new fuels.

By 2040, traffic should produce no more exhaust. There should be a plan for the whole state. Cars should stay important. There should be more charging points and hydrogen stations.

An expansion program is to create new charging points every year and upgrade existing ones. The CDU wants to stay open to e-fuels and other power-to-X fuels and build a statewide network of hydrogen fueling stations. Municipalities are to get help with car sharing through partnerships and start-up funding, and autonomous driving is to be further supported. Roadwork management across all responsible bodies and fast-track construction sites working around the clock are meant to prevent traffic jams. Municipalities are not to charge high fees for resident parking permits.

The CDU wants to carry out a statewide bike path plan, expand the network and build fast cycle routes in every county. An action plan is to cut cycling accidents by 30 percent.

The CDU wants to build more and better bike paths. Every county should get fast bike routes. Every train station should have safe bike parking. There should be far fewer bike accidents.

Road and bike path construction as well as repairs are always to be planned together, and investments are to make routes to school safer. Bike boxes are planned at all train stations, with mobility hubs linking bikes, buses and trains at larger ones. Better signage, bike service stations and shelters on open stretches are also planned. The CDU wants to support e-bikes and cargo bikes and initiate voluntary safety courses for e-bike riders.

The CDU wants buses and trains in rural areas to run more often, so that in the medium term every town can be reached from 6 a.m. to midnight. It also relies on shared taxis, community buses, express buses, and autonomous driving. Cars are to remain part of rural mobility.

The CDU wants more buses and trains in the countryside. Every town should be reachable from 6 a.m. to midnight. There should also be shared taxis and community buses. Cars will still matter in the countryside.

Transit is to run more frequently and cost less. Bus lines are to be better connected and supplemented by express buses. Ride pooling and smart shared taxis are to be written into the Passenger Transportation Act so they are no longer just pilot projects. Digital platforms for on-demand transport, community buses, and pilot projects for autonomous driving are to receive funding. For accessibility, a joint support system of the federal government, states, and municipalities is to be built.