Ebensfeld–Erfurt high-speed line (VDE 8.1) enters service
- Location
- Upper Franconia (Bavaria) to Erfurt (Thuringia), route through the Thuringian Forest · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Project
- Ebensfeld–Erfurt high-speed railway (VDE 8.1)
- Investment
- Around EUR 10 billion in investment for the entire VDE 8 project (Nuremberg–Berlin) per Deutsche Bahn; costs for the Ebensfeld–Erfurt section alone not separately stated
- Status
- Completed / in operation
The 107 km new-build Ebensfeld–Erfurt line (VDE 8.1) runs through Upper Franconia and Thuringia (34 km in Bavaria, 73 km in Thuringia), crossing the Thuringian Forest via numerous tunnels (including the roughly 8.3 km Blessberg Tunnel, Germany's longest rail tunnel) and viaducts (including the 1,681 m Ilm Viaduct). Designed for 300 km/h, the line opened on 10 December 2017 at the timetable change and is part of German Unity Transport Project No. 8 (Nuremberg–Berlin), whose total investment was around EUR 10 billion according to Deutsche Bahn.
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