Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line

Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Overview
Native nameNeubaustrecke Köln-Rhein/Main
StatusOperational
Line number
  • 2651 Köln-Deutz (h)–Köln Steinstr
  • 2660 Köln-Deutz (t)–Köln Gummersbacher Str
  • 2690 Köln Steinstr–Frankfurt (Main) Stadion
  • 3509 Breckenheim–Wiesbaden-Kinzenberg
  • 3656 Frankfurt (Main) Flughfn–Zeppelinheim
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany
Service
Route number472
Rolling stockICE 3, ICE 4
History
Completed2002
Technical
Line length180 km (110 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius3,320 m (3,630 yd)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • Majority:
  • 300 km/h (186 mph)
  • Parts of the line:
  • 200 km/h (125 mph)
SignallingLZB (current), ETCS Level 2 (from 2028)
Maximum incline4%
Route map
km
West Lower Rhine Railway to Neuss
& S-Bahn S6S11
Cologne–Aachen HSR to Aachen
S-Bahn S12S13S19
West Rhine Railway to Bonn
 
Köln Hauptbahnhof
Hohenzollernbrücke
0.0
Köln Messe/Deutz
to Köln-Mülheim
Köln Posthof junction
to Köln-Mülheim
Cologne–Duisburg Railway
S-Bahn S6S11
1.2
Köln Gummersbacher Straße junction
 Köln-Trimbornstraße
freight line
Cologne freight railway bypass
to the south bridge
2.2
 Köln-Kalk
freight line to Köln-Kalk North
Troisdorf–Mülheim-Speldorf Railway
freight line to Köln-Kalk North
connecting line to Köln-Kalk North
A 4 / B 14
3.9
Vingst junction
Airport NE junction Cologne–Kalk–Overath Ry
& Cologne Airport Loop S13S19
4.5
Airport NW junction
Cologne Airport Loop (long distance)
 Köln-Airport Business Park
A 559 / B 2
 Köln-Steinstraße
Cologne freight railway bypass
to the south bridge
9.2   7.8
Köln Steinstraße junction (start of HSL)
Gremberg Süd junction
Freight line to Gremberg
9.6
 Porz (Rhein)
Cologne Airport Loop
long distance
S-Bahn S13S19
12.4
 Porz-Wahn
15.6        
Porz-Wahn south junction
A 59 / B 36
16.9
 Spich
Troisdorf Tunnel (627 m)
18.0
 Troisdorf Vorbf
Troisdorf north junction
19.7
 Troisdorf ↑S13
East Rhine Railway
& former connecting curve
Agger
26.0 24.3
 Siegburg/Bonn
Sieg Railway to Siegen S12
27.4
Siegauen Tunnel (2,502 m)
Hasenpohl Viaduct (127 m)
39.2
Ittenbach Tunnel (1,145 m)
Landschafts Bridge
cut and cover
(255 m)
Logebach Viaduct (173 m)
41.3
Aegidienberg Tunnel (1,240 m)
Kluse cut and cover (200 m)
Kochenbachtalbrücke (150 m)
44.5
Rottbitze Tunnel (990 m)
Windhagen Fly-over (400 m)
Fischerhaus Viaduct (344 m)
48.6
Günterscheid Tunnel (1,130 m)
Hallerbach Viaduct (992 m)
Wied Viaduct (387 m)
53.0
Ammerich Tunnel (755 m)
53.8
Fernthal Tunnel (1,555 m)
58.8
Dasbach Viaduct (218 m)
61.7
Willroth crossover
75.6
Kutscheid Viaduct (67 m)
76.4
Deesen Tunnel (338 m)
78.2
Deesener-Wald Tunnel (1,270 m)
83.8
Dernbach Tunnel (3,305 m)
Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn Railway
to Siershahn
89.1
 Montabaur
original│present
Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn Railway
to Limburg
89.9
Himmelberg Tunnel (2,395 m)
92.5
Wahnscheid Tunnel (735 m)
93.3
Dickheck Tunnel (570 m)
Eisenbach Viaduct (138 m)
94.1
Eichheide Tunnel (1,750 m)
Wiesengrund Viaduct (338 m)
Eichen-Diekenscheid Tunnel (400 m)
97.5
Lange-Issel Tunnel (1,015 m)
100.4
Elzer-Berg Tunnel (1,110 m)
106.8
Limburger Tunnel (2,395 m)
Lahn viaduct (438 m)
110.5
 Limburg Süd
113.0
Lindenholzhausen crossover
Wörsbach Viaduct (528 m)
Hessenweiler overpass (368 m)
Roter-Graben Viaduct (132 m)
Wallbach Viaduct (534 m)
130.6
Wörsdorf Flyover (525 m)
133.8
Idsteiner Tunnel (2,069 m)
137.0
Idstein crossover
138.0
Niedernhausener Tunnel (2,765 m)
141.6
Theiß Viaduct (484 m)
142.9
Hellenberg Tunnel (552 m)
145.4
Schulwald Tunnel (4,500 m)
151.4
Breckenheimer Tunnel (1,150 m)
152.6
Breckenheim junction
Breckenheim–Wiesbaden railway
to Wiesbaden
future Wiesbaden–Frankfurt Airport link
Taunus Railway
to Wiesbaden│to Frankfurt
Main bridge, Eddersheim (324 m)
Ticona bridge (167 m)
161.5
Raunheim Caltex junction
Mainz–Frankfurt Caltex Bridge (351 m)
Main Railway
163.4
Raunheim-Mönchhof connecting curve
167.1
Kelsterbacher Spange Tunnel (994 m)
Frankfurt Airport loop to Main Railway
0.0 168.8
start of Zeppelinheim branch
0.5 169.3
Frankfurt Airport
regional │long-distance
Frankfurt Airport loop to Main Railway
1.5 170.3
Frankfurt Cross Tunnel
(1,559 m│1,883 m)
A 3
A 5
171.4
Frankfurter Kreuz crossover
4.8
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway
to Zeppelinheim & Mannheim
173.6
Mannheim–Frankfurt railway to Frankfurt
km

The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line (German: Schnellfahrstrecke Köln–Rhein/Main) is a 180-kilometre-long (110 mi) high-speed line in Germany, connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt. Its route follows the Bundesautobahn 3 for the greater part, and currently the travel time is about 62 minutes. The line's grades of up to four percent require trains with a high power-to-weight ratio which is currently only met by third-generation and fourth-generation Intercity-Express trains, with the latter operating at reduced speeds. It was constructed between 1995 and 2002 at a total cost of six billion euro according to Deutsche Bahn.

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