| Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway |
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| Native name | Schnellfahrstrecke Nürnberg–Erfurt |
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| Locale | Thuringia and Bavaria, Germany |
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| Line length | 107 km (66 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Minimum radius | 3,700 m (12,139 ft) |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary |
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| Operating speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) |
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| Maximum incline | 1.25% |
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108.350
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Erfurt Hbf
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102.400
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Gera viaduct, Bischleben (323 m)
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100.520
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Augustaburg tunnel (1404 m)
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99.065
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Apfelstädt viaduct (256 m)
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96.930
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Molsdorf bridge (89 m), A 4 |
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95.650
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| Gera viaduct, Ichtershausen (1,121 m) | | A 71 |
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92.060
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Eischleben overtaking facility
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Arnstadt–Saalfeld Railway
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81.169
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Behringen tunnel (467 m)
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81.000
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Behringen crossover
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79.980
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Wipfra viaduct (172 m), A 71 |
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78.164
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Sandberg tunnel (1,320 m)
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76.200
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Humbach viaduct (290 m)
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74.330
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Rös viaduct (130 m)
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72.300
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Wümbach viaduct (570 m)
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71.000
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Ilmenau-Wolfsberg (crossover)
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68.330
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Ilm viaduct (1,681 m), B 88
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| former Ilmenau- | | Großbreitenbach railway |
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67.625
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Tragberg tunnel (500 m)
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66.420
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Lohmeberg tunnel (688 m)
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66.330
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Schobse viaduct (87 m)
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64.635
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Brandkopf tunnel (1493 m)
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64.460
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Wohlrose viaduct (150 m)
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57.006
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Silberberg tunnel (7,391 m)
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56.463
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Oelze viaduct (370 m)
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54.904
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Fleckberg tunnel (1490 m)
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54.685
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Massertal crossover
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54.034
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Masse viaduct (385 m)
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52.853
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Masserberg tunnel (1,051 m)
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52.649
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Reh viaduct (203 m)
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51.991
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Rehberg tunnel (602 m)
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51.704
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Dunkel viaduct (291 m)
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51.275
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Gruben viaduct (215 m)
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50.061
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Goldberg tunnel (1,163 m)
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50.016
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Saubach bridge
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41.637
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Bleßberg tunnel (8,314 m)
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40.926
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Truckenthal viaduct (425 m)
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40.880
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Theuern overtaking facility
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38.244
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Baumleite tunnel (1,317 m)
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37.040
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| Grümpen viaduct (1,104 m) | | Eisfeld–Sonneberg railway |
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B 89
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35.820
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Müß tunnel (745 m)
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33.062
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Froschgrundsee viaduct (798 m)
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32.390
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Pöpelholz viaduct (306 m)
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28.575
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Reitersberg tunnel (2,975 m)
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28.259
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Fornbach bridge (150 m)
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25.900
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Esbacher See junction
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Dörfles-Esbach connecting curve
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24.596
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23.965
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Rödental overtaking facility)
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21.940
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Feuerfelsen tunnel (1,043 m), A 73 |
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21.140
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Kiengrund bridge (108 m)
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19.520
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Rennberg tunnel (1,072 m)
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Dörfles-Esbach
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Coburg-Nord
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Coburg
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291 m
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Creidlitz
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18.056
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Füllbach viaduct (1012 m)
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Füllbach bridge (90 m)
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Füllbach tunnel (1113 m)
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17.182
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Höhnberg tunnel (824 m)
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Niederfüllbach connecting curve
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16.258
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Weißenbrunn am Forst junction
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15.144
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Weißenbrunn am Forst viaduct (614 m)
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14.250
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Mühlbach bridge (175 m)
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12.198
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Lichtenholz tunnel (931 m)
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9.574
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Kulch Tunnel (1331 m)
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8.625
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Stadelbach bridge (90 m)
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4.246
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Eierberge tunnel (3756 m)
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4.010
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Flutmulden bridge, Wiesen (88 m)
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2.756
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Main bridge, Wiesen (219 m)
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0,000
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Ebensfeld
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254 m
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Unterleiterbach (overtaking facility)
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway is a 191-kilometre-long (119 mi) German high-speed railway, between Nuremberg and Erfurt. The line is listed in Germany's federal transport plan as Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit Nr. ("German Unity transport project no") 8.1 and is a section of the high-speed route between Berlin and Munich and a section of the line connecting Italy and Scandinavia in the European Union's Trans-European Rail network. It consists of an upgraded line between Nuremberg and Ebensfeld and a new line between Ebensfeld and Erfurt. The journey time between Erfurt and Nuremberg has been reduced to approximately one hour and 20 minutes after completion.
The planning began in 1991 and construction started in April 1996. Three years later construction was stopped by the new SPD-Green coalition government formed after the 1998 election and only recommenced in 2002. The new line was opened at the timetable change on 10 December 2017. The timing of the final commissioning of the upgraded section is still uncertain.