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announced that the project had been officially approved. €2.0 billion would be invested in the
Wendlingen-Ulm high-speed line, along with €2.8 billion in Stuttgart 21. Baden-Württemberg agreed to provide funds of €950 million for the Wendlingen-Ulm line, but the Federal Government will not provide
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funding for it before 2016. Preparatory construction work for the new line began in the autumn of 2010, and the ground-breaking ceremony was held on 7 May 2012.
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Construction was initially planned to commence in 2005, but was pushed back due to budget cuts. This changed in 2007, when the
Federal Government, the State of
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from over three and a half hours today to two and a half hours in the future. However, this timing can only be achieved with a by-pass of
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The line was officially opened on 9 December 2022, in an official ceremony with the head of
Deutsche Bahn and several local politicians.
1346:. The European Union provided up to 50 per cent funding of the planning phase of the project and ten per cent of its construction costs.
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consists mainly of the approximately 8.8 km for the
Bossler tunnel, two approximately 480 m-long bridges over the
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1543:"Deutschland-Stuttgart: Bauarbeiten für Eisenbahnlinien, 2019/S 143-351187, Bekanntmachung einer Änderung"
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mountain range, with trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph). It mostly follows the
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27.1 km of the 58 km line run in seven twin-tube tunnels. The estimated construction cost of
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1656:(Press release) (in German). Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. 19 July 2007
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A cross section of the line's route, showing the geolocial layers through which tunnels were built.
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1654:"Tiefensee: Durchbruch für die Neubaustrecke Stuttgart - Ulm - Augsburg und "Stuttgart 21""
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2 billion, is affected by the difficult geology that the tunnels will run through.
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1374:(network 21) concept, which envisages a reduction of the travel time between
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runs parallel with the A8, including the 8.3 km-long
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to 28 minutes rather than the previous 54 minutes, assuming no stop at
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1519:(in German) (2010/S 158-244693). 17 August 2010. Archived from
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and the approximately 4.8 km-long Steinbühl tunnel.
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The line cut travel time for high-speed traffic between
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The project was divided into seven planning sections:
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1571:. Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 94, 104–05, 163.
1704:"Bahn-Neubaustrecke Wendlingen - Ulm ist eröffnet"
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1569:Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)
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1315:is currently being redeveloped as part of the
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1592:27 Kilometer Tunnel durch schwieriges Gestein
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1424:with section 1.4 of the Stuttgart 21 project.
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1612:"Einigung auf Finanzierung von Stuttgart 21"
1388:Rhine/Main–Rhine/Neckar high-speed rail line
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1614:(in German). SWR3 Radio news. 19 July 2007
1444:Section 2.3 (Albhochfläche: Alb highlands)
1635:(in German). Spiegel online. 19 July 2007
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1428:Section 2.1 c (Albvorland: Alb foothills)
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1517:Electronic Journal of the European Union
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1324:Stuttgart–Augsburg new and upgraded line
807:(~485 m), Geislingen–Wiesensteig railway
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1633:"Finanzierung für Stuttgart 21 steht"
1450:Section 2.4 (Albabstieg: Alb descent)
1434:Section 2.2 (Albaufstieg: Alb ascent)
1513:"D-Stuttgart: Baustellenüberwachung"
1860:High-speed railway lines in Germany
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1474:connects to the Neu-Ulm 21 project.
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1850:Railway lines in Baden-Württemberg
1675:"Bahn beginnt mit den Bauarbeiten"
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81:59.575 km (37.018 mi)
33:Overview of the high-speed line
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1472:Section 2.5 a2 (Danube bridge)
1285:Wendlingen-Ulm high-speed line
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156:250 km/h (155 mph)
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1549:(in German). 26 July 2019
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229:Stuttgart–Wendlingen HSL
1596:Stuttgarter Nachrichten
1547:tenders electronic date
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1344:Trans-European Networks
1295:. The line crosses the
887:Merklingen-Widderstall
469:Little Wendlingen Curve
16:Railway line in Germany
1479:Construction timetable
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1313:Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
1303:, connecting with the
1779:Strasbourg–Appenweier
1763:Magistrale for Europe
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1328:Magistrale for Europe
1829:Hegyeshalom–Budapest
1322:As a section of the
318:Wendlingen am Neckar
148:AC overhead catenary
1784:Appenweier–Bruchsal
1680:Stuttgarter Zeitung
1523:on 28 November 2011
1118:Fils Valley Railway
861:Tunnel under the A8
702:Lindach rail bridge
1794:Stuttgart–Augsburg
1789:Bruchsal–Stuttgart
1702:Aktuell, S. W. R.
1598:of 4 October 2006
1463:is carried out in
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1289:high-speed railway
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915:Widderstall Tunnel
579:freight connection
479:Neckar-Alb Railway
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1578:978-3-89494-139-0
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1461:Ulm station
1438:Fils valley
1301:A8 motorway
1242:to Augsburg
889:(crossover)
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386:to Tübingen
95:Track gauge
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1844:Categories
1714:2022-12-11
1708:swr.online
1660:2007-07-20
1639:2007-07-20
1618:2007-07-20
1499:References
1422:Wendlingen
1143:from Aalen
1095:Portal Ulm
942:Merklingen
1814:–Salzburg
1807:–Salzburg
1527:6 January
1420:connects
1376:Frankfurt
1356:Stuttgart
1319:project.
1309:Stuttgart
1022:Dornstadt
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186:Route map
73:Technical
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1470:Finally
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1336:Budapest
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39:Overview
1553:28 July
1372:Netz 21
1305:Neu-Ulm
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