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Six Years after Construction Start – Foundation Stone laid for Stuttgart 21 Underground Station

On 16 September 2016, a ceremony was held to lay the foundation stone of the new underground station for the Stuttgart 21 project Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
On 16 September 2016, a ceremony was held to lay the foundation stone of the new underground station for the Stuttgart 21 project
Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
From left: DB head Dr. Rüdiger Grube and the chairman of the board of DB Projekt Stuttgart–Ulm GmbH, Manfred Leger, in front of the excavation for the S21 underground station Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
From left: DB head Dr. Rüdiger Grube and the chairman of the board of DB Projekt Stuttgart–Ulm GmbH, Manfred Leger, in front of the excavation for the S21 underground station
Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
The central part of the underground station in its entire extent. The metre thick foundation is strengthened with steel reinforcement Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
The central part of the underground station in its entire extent. The metre thick foundation is strengthened with steel reinforcement
Quelle/credit: Rüdiger Sinn
The site of the north head of the new Stuttgart main station in August 2016: the north head has been under construction since December 2012 and houses crossing and branch structures, which will connect the future station hall to the Bad Cannstatt and Feuerbach Tunnels Quelle/credit: Moritz Kraemer
The site of the north head of the new Stuttgart main station in August 2016: the north head has been under construction since December 2012 and houses crossing and branch structures, which will connect the future station hall to the Bad Cannstatt and Feuerbach Tunnels
Quelle/credit: Moritz Kraemer

Classical music sounded from the loudspeakers down into the site, but could not drown out the chorus and whistling of the demonstrators in the background: scraps of speech and insults were still audible. “Bunch of liars” shouted the demonstrators and “stay up here”. It was a bit like it always is on the megaproject Stuttgart 21: Official occasions sometimes become political issues. The occasion on 16 September 2016 was the laying of the foundation stone of the new underground station – the core of Stuttgart 21.

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