Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway

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The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line connecting central Germany with the national and European high-speed network, significantly reducing travel times between Erfurt, Leipzig, and Halle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed railway line
alsoUsedFor freight traffic
connects Erfurt
Halle (Saale)
Leipzig
connectsTo Halle–Berlin railway
Leipzig–Dresden railway
Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway
constructionStart 1990s
country Germany
designedFor passenger traffic
electrification 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
endPoint Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
linked to: Leipzig Hbf
formsSectionOf Berlin–Munich high-speed corridor
German Unity Transport Project No. 8
Nuremberg–Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle–Berlin axis
hasFeature grade-separated junctions
high-speed junctions near Gröbers
hasStation Erfurt Hauptbahnhof
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
linked to: Leipzig Hbf

Leipzig/Halle Airport station
languageOfOfficialName German
lineType double-track railway
locatedIn central Germany
maximumSpeed 300 km/h
openingDate 2015-12-13
operator Deutsche Bahn
ownedBy DB Netz
linked to: DB Netz AG
partOf German high-speed rail network
Trans-European high-speed rail network
passesNear Leipzig/Halle Airport
purpose improve north–south rail connections in Germany
integrate central Germany into European high-speed network
regionServed Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
safetySystem ETCS
LZB
significantlyReducesTravelTimeBetween Erfurt and Halle (Saale)
Erfurt and Leipzig
startPoint Erfurt Hauptbahnhof
trackGauge 1,435 mm
standard gauge
usedByService Intercity-Express
linked to: InterCityExpress

long-distance passenger trains

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German railway network highSpeedLines Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof railwayLine Erfurt–Halle/Leipzig high-speed railway (nearby connection)
linked to: Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Erfurt Hauptbahnhof railwayLine Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Leipzig/Halle Airport railway station railwayLine Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Leipzig/Halle Airport railway station hasConnection Leipzig–Halle high-speed corridor
linked to: Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Berlin–Munich corridor hasHighSpeedSection Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Leipzig–Munich high-speed railway openedSection Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
Unstrut Viaduct partOf Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway