Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway

Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway
Overview
Native nameSchnellfahrstrecke Nürnberg–Ingolstadt
OwnerDB Netz
Line number5934
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number
  • 900 (regional services)
  • 900.1 (long-distance services)
Operator(s)DB Fernverkehr
Technical
Line length77.572 km (48.201 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius4,085 m (13,402 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed300 km/h (186 mph)
Maximum incline2.0%
Route map

km
from Nuremberg marshalling yard
9.440
Nürnberg Reichswald junction
~10.6
~12.0
former Feucht–Wendelstein railway
~15.0
Schwarzach Viaduct (104 m)
~15.5
25.447
Allersberg (Rothsee)
390 m
29.002
Göggelsbuch Tunnel (2287 m)
~33.6
40.537
Offenbau Tunnel (1333 m)
~43
Eichelbach
~43.2
St 2391
42.4
Bk Lohen
~46
St 2227 near Großhöbing (305 m)
~47
former Roth–Greding railway
49.154
Euerwang Tunnel (7700 m)
~57.7
57.844
Schellenberg Tunnel (650 m)
~58.8
former Eichstätt–Beilngries railway
58.929
Kinding (Altmühltal)
375 m
59.4
59.564
Irlahüll Tunnel (7260 m)
67.579
Denkendorf Tunnel (1925 m)
76.019
Stammham Tunnel (1320 m)
78.112
Geisberg Tunnel (3289 m)
85.023
Audi Tunnel (1258 m)
87.012
Ingolstadt Nord
Source: German railway atlas

The Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway is a 78-kilometre-long (48 mi) high-speed railway running between the cities of Nuremberg and Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany. It branches off the Nuremberg–Regensburg railway and runs parallel to the A9 Autobahn to Ingolstadt, where it joins the Munich–Treuchtlingen railway at Ingolstadt Nord station.

The line is an extension of the German Unity Transport Project No. 8 from Berlin via Halle/Leipzig and Erfurt to Nuremberg. The line is part of the Line 1 of Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T).

The line was officially inaugurated on 13 May 2006. Limited operation with a twice-hourly long-distance service started on 28 May 2006. The line has been in full operation since December 2006. Compared to the former track via Augsburg, it cut off 29 km (18 mi), or about 30 minutes journey time on long-distance and an hour on regional trains.

Project costs were estimated to amount to €3.7 billion (as of 2012). In 1998, before construction began, it was forecast to cost €2.3 billion.

The high-speed connection was controversial in particular because of its high cost, its ecological effects, but also for its route. Routes via Augsburg were also considered.