The light rail line 17 (Bonn – Niederkassel – Cologne) project does not seem to have gained any real momentum. When the Minister of Transport of NRW Oliver Krischer announced to the press in January 2023 the decision on funding for the further planning of the light rail project, there was talk of “more steam in the boilers” and statements from the municipalities of Bonn, Cologne and Rhine – the Sieg district and Niederkassel seemed equally happy.
