Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line

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Schnellfahrstrecke Köln–Rhein/Main
Map
Stations and structures

Strecke 2651

20pxBSicon leer.svg 0.0 Köln Hbf
20pxBSicon leer.svg Rhine (Hohenzollernbrücke)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 1.1 Köln Messe/Deutz
20pxBSicon leer.svg {{BSkm|1.1|0.0}} Kilometrage change
20pxBSicon leer.svg 1.2 Köln Gummersbacher Str.
20pxBSicon leer.svg 2.2 Köln-Kalk
20pxBSicon leer.svg 3.9 Köln Vingst
20px20px 4.5 Köln Flughafen Nordwest
20px20px Airport loop (Strecke 2691)
20px20px 4.5 Köln Flughafen Nordwest
20px20px 7.6 Köln-Frankfurter Str. (S-Bahn)
20px20px 7.8 Köln Steinstraße
20px20px {{BSkm|8.1|10.0}} Temporary start of HSL
20px20px 10.3 Schloss-Röttgen-Tunnel (1,047 m)
20px20px 13.2 Flughafentunnel (4,210 m)
20px20px 15.3 Köln/Bonn Flughafen
20px20px 17.4
20px20px 18.5 Köln Porz-Wahn Nord
20px20px {{BSkm|19.5|15.6}} Köln Porz-Wahn Bft Süd
20pxBSicon leer.svg 20.1 Troisdorf-Tunnel (627 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 26.3 Bf Siegburg/Bonn
20pxBSicon leer.svg 27.4 Siegauentunnel (2,502 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Talbrücke Hasenpohl (127 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 39.2 Ittenbach-Tunnel (1,145 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Trogbauwerk Landschaftsbrücke (255 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Logebachtalbrücke (173 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 41.3 Aegidienberg-Tunnel (1,240 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Trogbauwerk Kluse (200 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Kochenbachtalbrücke (150 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 44.5 Rottbitze-Tunnel (990 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Kreuzungsbauwerk Windhagen (400 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Talbrücke Fischerhaus (344 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 48.6 Günterscheid-Tunnel (1,130 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Hallerbachtalbrücke (992 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Wiedtalbrücke (387 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 53.0 Ammerich-Tunnel (755 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 53.8 Fernthal-Tunnel (1,555 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 58.8 Dasbachtalbrücke (218 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 61.7 Üst Willroth
20pxBSicon leer.svg 75.6 Kutscheid-Talbrücke (67 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 76.4 Deesen-Tunnel (338 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 78.2 Deesener-Wald-Tunnel (1,270 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 83.8 Dernbacher Tunnel (3,305 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg from Siershahn
20pxBSicon leer.svg 89.1 Bf Montabaur
20pxBSicon leer.svg to Limburg
20pxBSicon leer.svg 89.9 Himmelbergtunnel (2,395 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 92.5 Wahnscheidtunnel (735 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 93.3 Dickheck-Tunnel (570 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Eisenbachtalbrücke (138 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 94.1 Eichheidetunnel (1,750 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Wiesengrund-Talbrücke (338 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Eichen-Diekenscheid-Tunnel (400 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 97.5 Lange-Issel-Tunnel (1,015 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 100.4 Elzer-Berg-Tunnel (1,110 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 106.8 Limburger Tunnel (2,395 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Lahntalbrücke (438 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 110.5 Bf Limburg Süd
20pxBSicon leer.svg 113.0 Üst Lindenholzhausen
20pxBSicon leer.svg Wörsbachtalbrücke (528 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Hessenweiler overpass (368 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Roter-Graben-Talbrücke (132 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg Wallbachtalbrücke (534 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 130.6 Kreuzungsbauwerk Wörsdorf (525 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 133.8 Idsteiner Tunnel (2,069 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 137.0 Üst Idstein
20pxBSicon leer.svg 138.0 Niedernhausener Tunnel (2,765 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 141.6 Theißtalbrücke (484 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 142.9 Hellenberg-Tunnel (552 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 145.4 Schulwaldtunnel (4,500 m)
20pxBSicon leer.svg 151.4 Breckenheimer Tunnel (1,150 m)
20px20px 152.5 Breckenheim toward Wiesbaden
20px20px Wiesbaden branch (Strecke 3509)
20px20px Wandersmann Nord (1,145 m/1,090 m)
20px20px Wandersmann Süd (795 m)
20px20px Overpass Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (316 m)
20px20px 13.2 Wiesbaden Hbf
BSicon leer.svg20px Brücke BAB A66 (120 m)
BSicon leer.svg20px Mainbrücke (324 m)
BSicon leer.svg20px Ticonabrücke (167 m)
BSicon leer.svg20px 161.5 Raunheim Caltex Strecke 3520, toward Kelsterbach
BSicon leer.svg20px Caltex-Brücke (351 m)
BSicon leer.svg20px 163.4 Raunheim Mönchhof from Mainz
BSicon leer.svg20px 167.1 Kelsterbacher Spange (994 m)
BSicon leer.svg20px 169.3 Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof
20px20px
20px20px 170.3 Frankfurter Kreuz
20px20px (Kurve Sportfeld, 1,886 m)
20px20px (Kurve Zeppelinheim, 1,632 m)
20px20px 4.8 Zeppelinheim toward Mannheim
BSicon leer.svg20px 171.4 Üst Frankfurter Kreuz
BSicon leer.svg20px 173.6 Frankfurt Stadion

End of high-speed line
Continuation toward Frankfurt Hbf

The Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line (in German: Neubaustrecke Köln-Rhein/Main) is a 177 km long railway line in Germany, connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt. Its trajectory follows the Bundesautobahn 3 for the greater part. The line's grades up to four percent require trains with a high power-to-weight ratio which is currently only met by third-generation InterCityExpress trains.

Operational use

The line starts in Cologne at the Abzweig Köln-Steinstraße in the Cologne borough of Porz. Whilst the connection loop to Cologne-Bonn Airport, the Flughafenschleife Köln, is technically not a part of the high-speed line, it was built as a part of the general refurbishments in the Cologne area due to the line, and hence is generally regarded as part of the project. The line has four stations, Siegburg/Bonn, Montabaur, Limburg Süd and Frankfurt Airport. The line is equipped for speeds up to 300 km/h between Siegburg and Frankfurt, closely following the Bundesautobahn 3.

Technical data

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  • maximum speed : 300 km/h (186 mph)
  • power supply : 15 kV; 16,7 Hz
  • maximum axleload : 17 t
  • maximum grade : 40 ‰
  • minimum radius : 3350 m

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