Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
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The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line is a major German high-speed railway corridor connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt, significantly reducing travel times along the Rhine-Main region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Köln–Rhein/Main high-speed railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCorridor | Trans-European high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| constructionType | new-build high-speed line ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | mixed passenger traffic with emphasis on long-distance services ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradient | up to 4% maximum incline ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt Airport long-distance station NERFINISHED ⓘ Köln Messe/Deutz station NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg Süd station NERFINISHED ⓘ Montabaur station NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegburg/Bonn station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Lahntalbrücke Limburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ransbach viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegauentunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 177 km ⓘ |
| lineNumber | KBS 471 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes long viaducts and tunnels through the Westerwald
ⓘ
largely built for 300 km/h operations ⓘ one of the steepest high-speed lines in Europe ⓘ |
| opened | 2002 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | DB Netz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | reduce travel time between Cologne and Frankfurt ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Rhine-Main region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine-Ruhr region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
ETCS (on some sections)
NERFINISHED
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LZB NERFINISHED ⓘ PZB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
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standard gauge ⓘ |
| travelTimeReduction | reduces Cologne–Frankfurt journey to about one hour ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ICE 3
NERFINISHED
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InterCityExpress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
this entity surface form:
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway