Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda–Erfurt high-speed railway

The Hanau-Würzburg/Fulda-Erfurt high-speed railway is a collection of railway expansion projects improving capacity and journey times from Frankfurt-am-Main via Hanau to the north and east of Germany.[1]

Its parts are as follows:

  • expansion and new construction between Hanau and Nantenbach („Südkorridor“); completed[2]
  • four-track expansion of the existing Kinzig Valley Railway from Hanau to Gelnhausen; preparations underway, construction to start in 2025
  • new high-speed line from Gelnhausen to Fulda; corridor selected and to be approved (Raumordungsverfahren)
  • expansion and new construction from Fulda to Gerstungen
  • the already completed expansion of the Thüringer Bahn between Gerstungen, Eisenach and Erfurt, which now allows speeds of 160 km/h, partially even 200 km/h.

References
  1. "ABS/NBS Hanau - Würzburg / Fulda - Erfurt: Projektbeschreibung und Beurteilungskriterien" [ABS / NBS Hanau - Würzburg / Fulda - Erfurt: Project description and assessment criteria] (in German).
  2. "ABS Hanau–Nantenbach vollständig in Betrieb - Ausbaustrecke Hanau–Nantenbach". www.hanau-nantenbach.de. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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