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Deutsche Bahn presents the new ICE line planned between Frankfurt and Mannheim. A branch line to Darmstadt with an underground tunnel is also planned.
The one planned for two decades New ICE line Between the Frankfurt central station Y Mannheim it will run largely along the 5 and 67 motorways and will divert to Darmstadt main station.
Between southern Hesse Lorsch Y Mannheim trains must go through tunnels for most of the route. Also in Darmstadt should north of the Homestead Settlement and along Eschollbrücker Strasse, a tunnel will be built using the mining method to connect the city to the south with the express railway line. This was announced by Deutsche Bahn on Friday evening after a private meeting of the Rhein / Main-Rhein / Neckar participation forum. The selected preferred variant protects residents: indoors it is better against noise, and is also the optimal solution in terms of travel times and costs.
ICE new line: in half an hour from Frankfurt to Mannheim
Hessian Transport Minister Tarek Al-Wazir (Greens) said that in the past five years the planned $ 1 billion project had “awakened from its slumber”. The project will promote the restructuring of traffic, because not only will long-distance traffic benefit, but also local and regional traffic. The existing routes in the Riedbahn and the Main-Neckar Railway be relieved. At the same time, faster connections would be created between the regions around Frankfurt and Mannheim. Travel time between the two main stations will be reduced by about a quarter to just under half an hour.
New ICE Frankfurt-Mannheim line: Bahn tested more than 30 variants
In recent years, Deutsche Bahn had examined more than 30 different route variants in a complex process. The project manager, Jörg Ritzert, reported that after a pre-selection, the remaining options were examined with respect to the objectives of regional spatial planning.
Finally, the respective route variants were compared and contrasted with each other from an ecological point of view as well as in terms of technology, traffic and economic efficiency criteria. In the balancing act, then for the South connection to Darmstadt According to Ritzert, the so-called II.b variant stood out as the preferred variant of the new line.
The approval process for the Zeppelinheim-Darmstadt section will start in 2021
According to the project manager, the planning permitting process for the first section of the route between Zeppelinheim in the district of Offenbach and Darmstadt-North to get started. In the second half of the year, a report will be delivered to the Federal Ministry of Transport so that the Bundestag can deal with the important infrastructure project for the regions in the course of the year. Rhine-Main Y Rhine-Neckar can be used for decision-making purposes.
The Minister of Transport, Al-Wazir, expressed, in addition to the relief of rail traffic around Frankfurt There will also be more space for freight trains that should use the route at night.
Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann, who is also green, announced: “Our streets are full and the rails have hardly any free capacity either. The change in traffic, which is urgently needed for climate protection reasons, can only be successful with the constant and rapid expansion and new construction of the railways. “
New ICE Frankfurt-Mannheim line: planned main line of 58 kilometers
the New ICE line it’s on the south side of the station Zeppelinheim start in the Offenbach district and up Lorsch it runs along the 5 and 67 motorways. According to the railway, two infrastructures will be grouped together. In addition, the construction of the New line with the extension of the A67 in the area Darmstadt to Lorsch The railroad announced that it would be combined to keep structural deterioration as low as possible.
the New ICE Rhine / Main – Rhine / Neckar line must, according to the railway, at the same time the gap between high-speed routes Cologne – Rhine / Main Y Mannheim – Stuttgart/Karlsruhe-Basel conclude. The plan is to build a 58-kilometer main road with a seven-kilometer trough and a tunnel section almost 13 kilometers long.
Bahn has yet to comment on the total costs of the $ 1 billion project.
To the probable Total project cost of $ 1 billion Representatives for Deutsche Bahn initially declined to comment on Friday. More specific information on this could only be given next year.
For the past four years, Deutsche Bahn had discussed the best course of the new tracks with the region. More than 30 possible routes were discussed and evaluated together with respect to their respective advantages and disadvantages and the Participation forum presented, which met on Friday for the eleventh time.
Project Manager Ritzert reported that the preferred variant that has now been selected will avoid fragmentation of the western forest. To name Participation forum Rhine / Main – Rhine / Neckar said moderator Ralf Eggert, without detailed dialogue and intensive exchange in the committee, the preferred option probably would not have been selected.
Darmstadt’s southern connection goes through a tunnel
Darmstadt is destined both in the north and in the south to the New ICE line be connected. In the south, a single-track route is planned along Eschollbrücker Strasse, on which no freight trains will run. After completing the New line should be part of the call Germany watch significantly more express trains daily in the Darmstadt Central Station hold on than before. The existing line is also planned Mainz-Darmstadt in Weiterstadt to connect to the new line.
Section of the new ICE building: “Solution with huge potential”: Darmstadt Mayor Jochen Partsch (Greens) has made the railway decision to connect the city with the New ICE Frankfurt-Mannheim line praised. The citizens’ initiative “Westwaldallianz” speaks of a “super disaster”.
More information about the New ICE Rhine / Main-Rhine / Neckar line, the selected preferred option and the participation forum are available on the Internet at www.rhein-main-rhein-neckar.de.
