Karlsruhe Central train station – Bashaide
The more than 170-year-old Rheinbahn line between Karlsruhe and Basel is used daily by around 300 local, long-distance and freight trains. To ensure an efficient rail infrastructure, the line is being upgraded and the power supply modernized.
The northernmost planning and construction phase of the major project begins at Karlsruhe Central Station. Trains will run here on the existing tracks as far as the Bashaide junction. At this point, the two new tracks of the new line branch off from the existing line.
The overhead contact line system in this section dates back to the 1950s and is being modernized by EUROPTEN. The construction of the new overhead line system - designed for maximum speeds of up to 200 km/h - includes the replacement of the existing poles with new steel poles including framed pile and concrete pipe foundations. Work on the renewal of the overhead contact line system has been underway since January 2021.
Project Area
Fahrleitung DE
Project Start
01.2021
Project End
04.2025
Client
DB Netz AG
Indicators
4 in-situ concrete foundations
160 driven pile foundations
60 Drill pipe foundations
223 steel pylons
0.5 km Re100
15.5 km Re200
31 switches
22 km railroad power line
8.5 km MS cable
3 km OSE cable
2 new telecontrol systems
Hermann Wogowitsch
Geschäftsbereichsleiter