Hanau-Gelnhausen high-speed railway


The Hanau-Gelnhausen high-speed railway is a planned railway expansion, part of a bigger project connecting Hanau to the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway via Gelnhausen. The railway project as a whole would improve journey times for trains travelling from Frankfurt-am-Main to both Berlin and Munich. Its parts are as follows:
With the expansion, trains travelling to Berlin would be able to reach the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway quickly and trains travelling to Munich would, if the connection includes a triangular junction, allow high-speed trains to bypass Aschaffenburg and reach Würzburg quicker. The federal transport minister told parliament in 2010 that construction would not commence prior to 2025. Despite this the federal government has allocated funds to continue the planning process.