Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway

The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a 123 km (76 mi)-long high-speed line in Germany between Erfurt and Leipzig and Halle, built as part of the Berlin–Munich high-speed railway.

Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Overview
Native nameNeubaustrecke Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle
Line number
  • 5919 (Eltersdorf–Leipzig Hbf)
  • 6394 (Planena–Halle-Ammendorf)
LocaleThuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, Germany
Service
Route number580
History
Opened9 December 2015 (2015-12-09)
Technical
Line length
  • 120.818 km (75.073 mi) (Erfurt Hbf–Leipzig Hbf)
  • 3.614 km (2.246 mi) (Planena–Halle-Ammendorf)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius
  • standard: 6,300 m (20,700 ft)
  • reduced minimum: 4,827 m (15,837 ft)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
Overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • *5919:
  • 300 km/h (190 mph)
  • *6394:
  • 160 km/h (100 mph)
Maximum incline1.25%
Route map

High-speed line from Nuremberg
191.078
Erfurt Hbf
To Wolkramshausen, To Sangerhausen
195.213
Erfurt Linderbach
197.510
Vieselbach substation siding
215.353
Scherkonde Viaduct (572 m)
217.299
Großbrembach
(overtaking loop)
218.600
222.700
Straußfurt–Großheringen
222.893
Gänsebach Viaduct (1001 m)
226.999
Thuringia / Saxony-Anhalt border
228.991
Finne Tunnel (6965 m)
236.476
Saubachtal
(overtaking loop)
237.000
Laucha–Kölleda
237.033
Saubach Viaduct (248 m)
Bundesstraße 176
237.302
Bibra Tunnel (6466 m)
246.078
Unstrut Viaduct (2668 m)
Naumburg (Saale) Hbf–Reinsdorf
248.928
Osterberg Tunnel (2082 m)
252.708
Jüdendorf
(overtaking loop)
258.018
Stöbnitz Viaduct (297 m)
259.100
Merseburg–Querfurt
268.500
Merseburg–Schafstädt
269.322
Dörstewitz
(overtaking loop)
269.800
272.200
Merseburg–Halle-Nietleben
272.337
Widerlager West
Saale-Elster Viaduct (6465 m)
Saale
274.384
0.000
Planena junction viaduct (2112 m)
Bundesstraße 91
Halle-Ammendorf–Bad Dürrenberg tramway
White Elster
2.400
Northern abutment of
the Saale-Elster Viaduct
3.614
Halle-Ammendorf
278.802
Eastern abutment of
the Saale-Elster Viaduct
284.400
284.522
Gröbers West
to Leipzig Messe Süd
259.100
Leipzig–Magdeburg Hbf
and Gröbers–Halle Hbf (S-Bahn)
from Magdeburg Hbf
285.401
Gröbers
from Leipzig Messe Süd
to Magdeburg Hbf
287.024
Gröbers Ost
290.450
Saxony-Anhalt / Saxony state border
291.400
293.174
Leipzig/Halle Airport
from Bitterfeld
305.662
Leipzig Messe
306.400
307.116
Leipzig-Mockau
Leipzig goods ring, from and to Eilenburg
Bundesstraße 2 (Berliner Brücke)
Parthe
from Großkorbetha
from Dresden-Neustadt, from Geithain
311.896
Leipzig Hbf
Source: German railway atlas

It is listed in Germany's Federal Transport Plan (Bundesverkehrswegeplan) as "German Unity Rail Project no 8.2" (Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit Schiene, VDE 8.2) and is a section of the Munich–Berlin high-speed route, part of the Line 1 of Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and on the east–west axis between Dresden and Frankfurt. To the north, it connects with the previously completed Berlin-Halle and Leipzig railways (VDE 8.3) and to in the south with the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed railway (VDE 8.1), which was opened in December 2017. The travel time from Munich to Berlin has been reduced to about four hours.

The design speed is largely 300 km/h (190 mph), reduced to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the branch to Halle. 15.4 km (9.6 mi) of the 123 km (76 mi)-long high-speed line is located in three tunnels; the six viaducts of the route together are more than 14.4 km (8.9 mi) long. With a length of approximately 6,465 metres (21,211 ft), the Saale-Elster Viaduct is the longest bridge structure in Germany and the longest bridge on a long-distance railway in Europe. The Unstrut Viaduct at 2,668 m (8,753 ft) is the second longest railway bridge in Germany.

Scheduled operations commenced on 13 December 2015. This shortened the journey times for ICE services over the 121 kilometres (75 mi) between Erfurt and Leipzig from 70 to 43 minutes and the 92 kilometres (57 mi) between Erfurt and Halle from 75 to 34 minutes.

The cost of the project was estimated in mid 2014 to be €2.967 billion.

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