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They didn't want to look at any alternatives. Quite simply. They basically wanted to push through this deep station at any price.

— Werner Stohler, former SMA chief, explains in the interview that no alternatives were considered and the deep station was pushed through at any price.

In view of the heat that has become normal, DB must prove in a fact-check/stress test whether, and to what extent, the Tiefbahnhof and the S21 tunnel system are up to the new challenges.

— Spokesperson for the Fachgruppe Ingenieure22, in a statement from the Action Alliance against Stuttgart 21

There must be relief for passengers.

— Evelyn Palla; after Stuttgart 21's opening was delayed by five years, she promised relief for passengers.

I think we’re all facing the fact that it’s almost impossible to explain that we’ve now had the ninth delay, pushing the project back by another five years.

— Cem Özdemir, Baden-Württemberg's premier, commenting on the ninth delay to Stuttgart 21

His passing is a devastating loss to his partner, family, friends, and the wider railway community.

— EMR managing director Will Rogers, describing Shaun Burton's death and its impact on the railway community.

I ask you all to come to Berlin's Victory Column. It’s about the children, it’s about all of us.

— Said by Xavier Naidoo in an Instagram story as he called for a demonstration at the Victory Column in Berlin.

We can’t find tickets for tomorrow. It has disrupted all our holiday. We are looking for alternative routes.

— Jodie, a traveler who had an AirBnB booked in the French capital, told AFP.

No one is happy about this situation.

— Railway CEO Evelyn Palla commented on the disappointment regarding the delays in the Stuttgart 21 project.

These risks have particularly materialized in the area of development and approval with our contractor as well as in the release of plans.

— Deutsche Bahn stated in response to a dpa inquiry that there are still schedule risks for the construction project.