Breckenheim–Wiesbaden railway
The Breckenheim–Wiesbaden railway is a 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long railway line in the vicinity of the Hessian state capital of Wiesbaden. It connects the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line with Wiesbaden Central Station.
Separation from the high-speed line at Breckenheim junction, south of Breckenheim Tunnel. While the new line runs towards Frankfurt (central tracks), the track from Wiesbaden joins on the left and the line to Wiesbaden sepaprates on the right. Nearby to the south are to the two portals of the Wandersmann North Tunnel.
Line near the 7.0 km mark on the line
ICE 3 near Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, running towards Wiesbaden
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line is a 180-kilometre-long (110 mi) railway line in Germany, connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt. Its route follows the Bundesautobahn 3 for the greater part, and currently the travel time is about 62 minutes. The line's grades of up to four percent require trains with a high power-to-weight ratio which is currently only met by third-generation and fourth-generation Intercity-Express trains, with the latter operating at reduced speeds. It was constructed between 1995 and 2002 at a total cost of six billion Euro according to Deutsche Bahn.
Köln Hauptbahnhof
Six track section near Porz
Wied viaduct
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof