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.

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instanceOf high-speed railway line
alsoKnownAs Köln–Rhein/Main high-speed railway
belongsToCorridor Trans-European high-speed rail network
connects Cologne
Frankfurt am Main
constructionStart 1995
constructionType new-build high-speed line
country Germany
designedFor mixed passenger traffic with emphasis on long-distance services
electrification 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
endPoint Frankfurt am Main
gradient up to 4% maximum incline
hasStation Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
Frankfurt Airport long-distance station
Köln Messe/Deutz station
Limburg Süd station
Montabaur station
Siegburg/Bonn station
hasStructure Lahntalbrücke Limburg
Ransbach viaduct
Siegauentunnel
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
owner DB Netz
linked to: DB Netz AG
partOf German high-speed rail network
passesThrough Hesse
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
purpose reduce travel time between Cologne and Frankfurt
regionServed Rhine-Main region
Rhine-Ruhr region
safetySystem ETCS (on some sections)
LZB
PZB
startPoint Cologne
trackGauge 1,435 mm
standard gauge
travelTimeReduction reduces Cologne–Frankfurt journey to about one hour
usedBy ICE 3
InterCityExpress

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Limburg an der Lahn servedByRailwayLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Idsteiner Senke traversedBy Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Montabaur railwayLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
German railway network highSpeedLines Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Siegburg railwayConnection Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Trans-European high-speed rail network includes Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Frankfurt Airport long-distance station railwayLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Frankfurt–Brussels usesRailwayLine Frankfurt–Cologne high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
ICE 3 routeUsage Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line
subject linked to: ICE 3 trainsets
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Cologne/Bonn Airport railway station railwayLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Cologne/Bonn Airport railway station connectsTo Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed corridor
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Limburg–Frankfurt railway line partOf Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway corridor
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Limburg–Frankfurt railway line isSegmentOf Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line alsoKnownAs Köln–Rhein/Main high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Limburg Süd station onLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Limburg Süd station railwayLine Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed line
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Montabaur railway station partOf Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Montabaur railway station railwayLineServed Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Montabaur railway station isHighSpeedStopOn Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
linked to: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
Montabaur railway station isServedBy ICE line between Cologne and Frankfurt
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