Deutsche Bahn expands Cologne rail section south of Gummersbacher Straße
- Location
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia (section south of Gummersbacher Straße to the Cologne/Bonn Airport North junction, planning sections PFA 11–13) · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Cologne rail hub – track expansion south of Gummersbacher Straße (ASG)
- Investment
- not specified
- Status
- Pre-construction phase (planning approval since March 2020, unexploded-ordnance survey drilling underway since 2022)
Deutsche Bahn is expanding the 5.3 km rail section south of Gummersbacher Straße in the Cologne hub, up to the Cologne/Bonn Airport North junction, from four to six tracks to separate regional from long-distance traffic; the project also renews 12 km of existing track and rebuilds 8 rail bridges plus new crossing structures (planning sections PFA 11-13). Planning approval has been in place since March 2020, and preparatory unexploded-ordnance survey drilling has been underway since 2022. The source gives no official completion date; the project list anticipates completion by the end of 2030.
Source: bahnknoten-koeln.deutschebahn.com ↗ · Archived copy ↗
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