For Thuringia's largest industrial area at the Erfurter Kreuz, the rail connection for goods transport is to be improved.
The state government and Deutsche Bahn signed an agreement on Tuesday to build a modern freight terminal at the nearby Arnstadt train station (Ilm district), as the ministries for economics and infrastructure announced.
Around 120 companies have settled in the industrial area at the A4 / A71 motorway junction.
Arnstadt - employing 000 people.
The Chinese manufacturer CATL is currently building a lithium-ion battery factory there.
The old Arnstadt freight yard is to be converted for the new terminal, which is being built by Deutsche Bahn.
There are also plans to further develop the train station for passenger traffic, expand feeder roads and create a direct cycle path between the train station and the industrial area.
According to the information, a siding in the industrial area already exists.
The state development company and the city of Arnstadt are also partners in the project.
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Economics Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD) and Infrastructure Minister Susanna Karawanskij (left) emphasized the environmental aspect of the planned construction.
By shifting freight transport to rail, traffic and noise pollution will be reduced, they emphasized.
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, around 2.3 million truck kilometers can be saved with the new freight yard, which corresponds to 2,822 tons of the climate-damaging gas CO2.
According to the information, the building permit process is expected to start at the end of this year.
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