Restoration of Historic Dresdner Bahn

The around 16-kilometre-long regional railway line between Berlin Südkreuz and Blankenfelde is part of the so-called Dresdner Bahn which already since 1875 has connected Berlin via the towns of Mahlow and Blankenfelde to Dresden. To use the existing line for regional as well as long-distance transport in the future, comprehensive modernisation works are required. Amongst others, two new electrified long-distance tracks will be built and all nine railway and road bridges along the tracks will be replaced.

After more than four and a half years of construction, works are completed – except small remaining works – at the Brandenburg part of the section. Since 12 September 2025, the new continuous main tracks at station Blankenfelde are commercially operational. Only a few days later, on 22 September 2025, the modernised regional train infrastructure was put into operation. The new combi-platform in Blankenfelde offers passengers a direct, barrier-free transit option between long-distance and regional train lines – an equally huge win for long and short-distance traffic.

For this large-scale project, SSF Ingenieure has been contracted with on-site construction supervision of several structures for three of the in total 14 tender packages.

This successful start of operation is a significant milestone for railway infrastructure south of Berlin – and paves the way for a complete traffic opening in December 2025.