The companies were in dispute over the completion of the route as the DR was struggling financially and the MR was concerned that completion would affect its revenues through increased competition from the DR in the City area.
Selskaberne strides over færdiggørelsen af ruten, da MDR havde økonomiske problemer og MR var bekymrede over at færdiggørelsen ville have betydning for omsætningen grundet øget konkurrence fra MDR i City-området.