The Infrastructure

The Hanseatic city of Stade is situated directly on the two-track railway line from Hamburg to Cuxhaven. The connection runs via Buxtehude and Harburg to Hamburg, where freight and passenger trains (S-Bahn and Metronom) run. The time windows for carrying out freight transports are, however, very short as passenger transport makes up the greater portion of the route capacity. The rail connection to the industrial area Stade Nord leads through the city and, due to some technical limitations, is considered to be inadequate in the long term. The aforementioned route 1263, is to be rebuilt, according to the Hansestadt Stade, as part of expansion step 5 of the A26 (Stade – Drochtersen). The IBB Industriebahnhof Stade-Brunshausen, which is also in the Stade Nord industrial area, carries out goods handling on rail. The Hansestadt Stade is a stakeholder in this company.

The national road B73 runs from Cuxhaven via Stade to Hamburg. The B74 connects Stade to Bremen via Bremervörde. The first leg of the motorway 26 (Stade – Hamburg) has been completed and is usable as far as Horneburg, where it currently fuses with the B73. On completion, the A26 will connect with the A7.

The new fixed Elbe crossing near Drochtersen (approx. 20 km from Stade) is to be built as part of the new transport plan. This tunnel will connect the A20 from Schleswig Holstein across Lower Saxony to The Netherlands. The current political climate in Schleswig Holstein has, however, lead to the plans not being carried out with the same priority as previously.

The Seaport is at the „chemcoastpark stade“. A new holistic industrial park management service is currently being established under this umbrella brand. The objective of this is to facilitate entrepreneurs with all the relevant services for their activities from one source. There are currently areas available for commercial and industrial use. Should you have any questions, simply contact a member of the economic development committee.