Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda–Erfurt high-speed railway explained

The Hanau-Würzburg/Fulda-Erfurt high-speed railway is a collection of expansion projects on the Frankfurt–Göttingen railway 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^[3]
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABS/NBS Hanau - Würzburg / Fulda - Erfurt: Projektbeschreibung und Beurteilungskriterien . ABS / NBS Hanau - Würzburg / Fulda - Erfurt: Project description and assessment criteria . German.
2. Web site: ABS Hanau–Nantenbach vollständig in Betrieb - Ausbaustrecke Hanau–Nantenbach. 2020-10-05. www.hanau-nantenbach.de.
3. Web site: 17 April 2023. de. DB Netz. Warum das Projekt so wichtig ist. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025112258/https://www.fulda-gerstungen.de/kurzbeschreibung.html . 25 October 2020. fulda-gerstungen.de.