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Expansion of the Rhine Valley Railway: New phase gets underway
The four-track expansion of the Rhine Valley Railway is progressing. The first construction contract has now been awarded for the planned new line between Offenburg and Müllheim, which will primarily be used for freight transport. A central component is the eleven-kilometre-long Offenburg tunnel, the largest tunnel project of the entire…
175 Jahre Geislinger Steige – Wie eine Eisenbahnstrecke eine ganze Region veränderte
In 1850, the Geislinger Steige was completed, a technical masterpiece that is not only considered one of the first mountain crossings of a railway line in continental Europe, but also sparked the economic development of the entire region around Geislingen an der Steige. Today, 175 years later, the city is…
Reality catches up with railways: general renovation takes much longer than planned
The comprehensive renovation of around 40 busy railway lines in Germany will take longer than originally planned. Instead of being completed by 2031 as initially announced, the project is now scheduled for completion in the mid-2030s. In future, Deutsche Bahn intends to carry out only four to five corridor renovations…