The Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway is a 99 km long railway line in Germany, connecting the cities of Mannheim and Stuttgart. The line was officially opened on 9 May 1991, and InterCityExpress service began on 2 June. The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway also opened at the same time. The line cost about DM 4.5 billion to build and has 15 tunnels and more than 90 bridges.
Planning for a new line between Mannheim and Stuttgart (the two largest cities of Baden-Württemberg) began in 1970. The railway lines that it replaced followed the terrain and followed rivers and valleys, resulting in steep gradients and sharp curves and thus not suitable for high-speed trains. The 1973 federal transport plan incorporated the following minimum requirements for mixed traffic to accommodate heavy, slow goods trains and light fast passenger trains:
maximum grade of 1.25% (occasionally 2.0%)
curves with small superelevation and minimum radii of 4,800 to 7,000 metres
maximum line speed of 250 to 300 km/h
average construction costs of 30 to 50 million DM per kilometre
point-to-point connections between two railway junctions.
Region
To fulfill these requirements, it was necessary to build a large number of structures such as bridges and tunnels.
In addition, a new technology had to be pursued: the Forst Tunnel is under the water table for its entire length and required a new water-diverting technology. The Freudenstein Tunnel is through the porous rock strata, which flows as a result of heavy rains on the hillsides above it. That geological feature required expensive safeguards, which were used for the first time.
A first planning statement for the Mannheim-Stuttgart route was published in 1974. The Federal Ministry of Transport issued the building permit in 1975, and construction commenced in 1976. More than 6,000 objections led to some route changes during the construction. The construction of some sections was at times completely halted. In seven places the protests of the nearby residents led to the building of cut and cover tunnels. The longest tunnel of this kind was the Pfingstberg tunnel, which leads through a forest, a declared water protection zone, near Mannheim-Rheinau.
The route has a (comparatively low) maximum gradient of 12.5 per thousand with curves having a normal radius of 7,000 m and a minimum radius of 5,100 m. Rises are limited to a maximum of 80 mm. The design speed for ICE trains is 300 km/h and in places limited to 250 km/h. Cross-overs were provided for the planned operations mixing passenger and goods trains and for maintenance operations every five to seven kilometres. Planning for the entire route was not resolved until 1985.
Construction
The first section was completed on 31 May 1987 between the junction with the Rhine Railway in Mannheim and Graben-Neudorf.[2] The last section to be completed was the second tube of the Freudenstein Tunnel, which was completed a few months before the opening of the entire line.[3] The commercial service commenced in 1991.
Before the commencement of passenger operations two thousand training runs were undertaken to familiarise drivers with the technical characteristics of driving on high-speed lines, such as in-cab signalling and preventing the application of the emergency brakes.[4]
Operations
The Mannheim-Stuttgart line was opened for commercial operations on 9 May 1991, and the first ICE operation on this route started on 2 June. The maximum speed was initially 250 km/h with 280 km/h permitted to overcome delays.[4] The maximum speed is currently 250 km/h regardless of delays or not. The opening of the line reduced the travel time from Mannheim to Stuttgart from 90 to 44 minutes in 1991. By 2007, the travel time was reduced further to 35–38 minutes.
Since its opening, the various ICE lines have been operating on this route:
The trains travelling between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe (including TGVs) also use the northern section of this route, which connects at Rollenberg Junction.
While the cross-overs were installed every five to seven kilometres to allow the goods trains operating on the same line and at the same time as the passenger train, they were relegated to operating at night while the passenger trains were not operating.
Notes
^Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN978-3-89494-139-0.
^Eisenbahn-Journal Extra 1/2007, Die DB in den 80ern, S. 28; ISBN978-3-89610-172-3(in German)
^Meldung Rohbauarbeiten am Freudensteintunnel beendet. In: Die Bundesbahn, Ausgabe 8 1990, S. 823 (in German)
^ abKonrad-H. Naue, Bringfried Belter: Endspurt für die Neubaustrecken Hannover–Würzburg und Mannheim-Stuttgart. In: Die Bundesbahn, Jahrgang 1990, Heft 10, S. 937–940 (in German)
References
Joachim Seyferth: Die Neubaustrecken der Deutschen Bundesbahn. Wiesbaden 1983 (in German)
Ernst Rudolph: Eisenbahn auf neuen Wegen: Hannover–Würzburg, Mannheim–Stuttgart. Darmstadt 1989, ISBN3-7771-0216-4(in German)
Berndt von Mitzlaff, Ralf Roman Rossberg: Jahrbuch des Eisenbahnwesens 42: Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr. Darmstadt 1991, ISBN3-7771-0234-2(in German)
Bundesbahndirektion Karlsruhe: Streckenkarte Neubaustrecke Mannheim–Stuttgart 1:100.000. Karlsruhe 1990 (in German)
Neue Bahnhöfe an der Neubaustrecke Stuttgart-Mannheim in db. 11/1988. Stuttgart 1988 (in German)
ICE coming from the Containerbahnhofbrücke (container yard bridge)
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The Mannheim Stuttgart high speed railway is a 99 km long railway line in Germany connecting the cities of Mannheim and Stuttgart The line was officially opened on 9 May 1991 and InterCityExpress service began on 2 June The Hanover Wurzburg high speed railway also opened at the same time The line cost about DM 4 5 billion to build and has 15 tunnels and more than 90 bridges Mannheim Stuttgart high speed railwayOverviewNative nameSchnellfahrstrecke Mannheim StuttgartLine number4080LocaleBaden Wurttemberg GermanyServiceRoute number770HistoryOpened9 May 1991TechnicalLine length99 km 62 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeMinimum radius5 100 m 16 700 ft Electrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC Overhead catenaryOperating speed280 km h 170 mph maximum Maximum incline1 25 Route mapLegendWestern approach to the Riedbahn from FrankfurtPalatine Ludwig Railway from Ludwigshafen0 0 Mannheim HbfRhine Railway to Schwetzingen see below Mannheim Hbf Ost junction 2 0 Container yard bridge 1100 m Rhine Valley Railway to Heidelbergand the marshalling yardConnecting curve to Rhine Railwayand the marshalling yard5 1 Mannheim Pfingstberg crossover 5 6 Pfingstberg Tunnel 5380 m A 6Rhine Railway Mannheim Schwetzingen11 5 Schwetzingen Bruhler Weg crossover 16 9 Schwetzingen crossing structure 126 m A 6Speyer Schwetzingen line now sidingA 61Rhine Railway from Schwetzingen see above 20 9 HockenheimNeulussheimRhine Railway to Karlsruhe see below 27 7 Oberhausen crossover 31 7 Waghausel Saalbach junction connecting line to Graben NeudorfRhine Railway to Karlsruhe34 7 Waghausel Lusshardt crossover 35 0 B 36 tunnel 65 m 40 5 Forst crossover 40 7 Forst Tunnel 1726 m A 5Rhine Valley Railway Karlsruhe HeidelbergKatzbach Railway to Odenheim Kraich Valley Railway to Menzingen45 3 Bruchsal Rollenberg junction 45 2 Rollenberg Tunnel 3303 m 47 4 Bruchsal Eisenhut crossover49 1 Oberbruch Viaduct 220 m 50 1 Altenberg Tunnel 220 m 50 9 Neuenberg Tunnel 762 m 52 2 Frauenwald Viaduct 704 m 53 0 Simonsweingarten Tunnel 420 m 55 5 Maintenance base Kraichtal56 4 Bauerbach Viaduct 748 m Kraichgau Railway59 2 Zigeunergraben Viaduct 660 m 60 4 Wilfenberg Tunnel 1006 m 62 1 Freudenstein Tunnel 6800 m 62 5 Freudenstein crossover69 5 Sternenfels Mettertal crossover71 7 Burgberg Tunnel 1115 m 73 2 Saubuckel Tunnel 403 m Western Railway from Muhlacker former route former Vaihingen Stadtbahn78 5 Vaihingen Enz 79 1 Markstein Tunnel 2782 m Western Railway to Bietigheim Bissingen82 0 Enz Valley Railway 1044 m 83 5 Vaihingen Enztal crossover until 2010 84 2 Pulverdingen Tunnel 1878 m 87 8 Glemstal Viaduct 348 m 89 0 Markgroningen Glems crossover94 1 Langes Feld Tunnel 4632 m A 8195 9 Kornwestheim marshalling yard junction not built 96 0 Stuttgart Langes Feld Ust 97 9 Stuttgart Zuffenhausen Em junction Langes Feld II Tunnel 677 m 98 1 End of Langes Feld TunnelSchuster Railway to Stuttgart UnterturkheimFranconia Railway from Bietigheim BissingenEnd of Langes Feld II TunnelBlack Forest Railway from Calw98 8 Stuttgart ZuffenhausenFeuerbach Industrial railwayFranconia Railway to Stuttgart HbfSource German railway atlas 1 Contents 1 Planning 2 Construction 3 Operations 4 Notes 5 References 6 See alsoPlanning EditPlanning for a new line between Mannheim and Stuttgart the two largest cities of Baden Wurttemberg began in 1970 The railway lines that it replaced followed the terrain and followed rivers and valleys resulting in steep gradients and sharp curves and thus not suitable for high speed trains The 1973 federal transport plan incorporated the following minimum requirements for mixed traffic to accommodate heavy slow goods trains and light fast passenger trains maximum grade of 1 25 occasionally 2 0 curves with small superelevation and minimum radii of 4 800 to 7 000 metres maximum line speed of 250 to 300 km h average construction costs of 30 to 50 million DM per kilometre point to point connections between two railway junctions Region To fulfill these requirements it was necessary to build a large number of structures such as bridges and tunnels In addition a new technology had to be pursued the Forst Tunnel is under the water table for its entire length and required a new water diverting technology The Freudenstein Tunnel is through the porous rock strata which flows as a result of heavy rains on the hillsides above it That geological feature required expensive safeguards which were used for the first time A first planning statement for the Mannheim Stuttgart route was published in 1974 The Federal Ministry of Transport issued the building permit in 1975 and construction commenced in 1976 More than 6 000 objections led to some route changes during the construction The construction of some sections was at times completely halted In seven places the protests of the nearby residents led to the building of cut and cover tunnels The longest tunnel of this kind was the Pfingstberg tunnel which leads through a forest a declared water protection zone near Mannheim Rheinau The route has a comparatively low maximum gradient of 12 5 per thousand with curves having a normal radius of 7 000 m and a minimum radius of 5 100 m Rises are limited to a maximum of 80 mm The design speed for ICE trains is 300 km h and in places limited to 250 km h Cross overs were provided for the planned operations mixing passenger and goods trains and for maintenance operations every five to seven kilometres Planning for the entire route was not resolved until 1985 Construction EditThe first section was completed on 31 May 1987 between the junction with the Rhine Railway in Mannheim and Graben Neudorf 2 The last section to be completed was the second tube of the Freudenstein Tunnel which was completed a few months before the opening of the entire line 3 The commercial service commenced in 1991 Before the commencement of passenger operations two thousand training runs were undertaken to familiarise drivers with the technical characteristics of driving on high speed lines such as in cab signalling and preventing the application of the emergency brakes 4 Operations EditThe Mannheim Stuttgart line was opened for commercial operations on 9 May 1991 and the first ICE operation on this route started on 2 June The maximum speed was initially 250 km h with 280 km h permitted to overcome delays 4 The maximum speed is currently 250 km h regardless of delays or not The opening of the line reduced the travel time from Mannheim to Stuttgart from 90 to 44 minutes in 1991 By 2007 the travel time was reduced further to 35 38 minutes Since its opening the various ICE lines have been operating on this route line 11 Berlin Ostbf Berlin Hbf Berlin Spandau Braunschweig Kassel Wilhelmshohe Fulda Frankfurt Main Mannheim Stuttgart Ulm Augsburg and Munchen departing every two hours each way line 22 Hamburg Hanover Gottingen Kassel Wilhelmshohe Fulda Frankfurt Mannheim Stuttgart departing every two hours each way line 42 Amsterdam Dortmund Duisburg Dusseldorf Koln Hbf Frankfurt Airport Mannheim Hbf Stuttgart Ulm Augsburg and Munchen departing every two hours each way The trains travelling between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe including TGVs also use the northern section of this route which connects at Rollenberg Junction While the cross overs were installed every five to seven kilometres to allow the goods trains operating on the same line and at the same time as the passenger train they were relegated to operating at night while the passenger trains were not operating Notes Edit Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland German railway atlas Schweers Wall 2009 ISBN 978 3 89494 139 0 Eisenbahn Journal Extra 1 2007 Die DB in den 80ern S 28 ISBN 978 3 89610 172 3 in German Meldung Rohbauarbeiten am Freudensteintunnel beendet In Die Bundesbahn Ausgabe 8 1990 S 823 in German a b Konrad H Naue Bringfried Belter Endspurt fur die Neubaustrecken Hannover Wurzburg und Mannheim Stuttgart In Die Bundesbahn Jahrgang 1990 Heft 10 S 937 940 in German References EditJoachim Seyferth Die Neubaustrecken der Deutschen Bundesbahn Wiesbaden 1983 in German Ernst Rudolph Eisenbahn auf neuen Wegen Hannover Wurzburg Mannheim Stuttgart Darmstadt 1989 ISBN 3 7771 0216 4 in German Berndt von Mitzlaff Ralf Roman Rossberg Jahrbuch des Eisenbahnwesens 42 Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr Darmstadt 1991 ISBN 3 7771 0234 2 in German Bundesbahndirektion Karlsruhe Streckenkarte Neubaustrecke Mannheim Stuttgart 1 100 000 Karlsruhe 1990 in German Neue Bahnhofe an der Neubaustrecke Stuttgart Mannheim in db 11 1988 Stuttgart 1988 in German ICE coming from the Containerbahnhofbrucke container yard bridge Rollenberg Junction InterCity at Vaihingen Enz station ICE between Enztalbrucke and Pulverdinger TunnelSee also EditHigh speed rail in Germany Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mannheim Stuttgart high speed railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mannheim Stuttgart high speed railway amp oldid 1125695158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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