Stuttgart Ulm 7 Langenau Aalen The new Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway (NBS) PFA 2.1 Heiningen Amstetten Co-financed by the European Union PFA 1.4 represents a quantum leap forwards in rail transport in Baden- Württemberg. Together with Stuttgart 21, the infrastructure Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Alb Foreland Hausen PFA 2.5 a1 PFA 2.5 a2 Filder area PFA 2.2 designed to carry trains at 250 km/h creates the basis for more Connecting Europe Facility Lonsee attractive journey times throughout Baden-Württemberg, to Wendlingen PFA 2.1 c Urspring Ulm Main Station Danube bridge at Ulm Plochingen Alb Ascent PFA 2.3 Westerstetten Germany and Europe. For example, the journey time for long- Aufhausen PFA 2.1 a/b Schlierbach distance trains between Stuttgart and Ulm will be practically Kirchheim– Bad Boll Deggingen Alb Plateau halved from 54 to 28 minutes – and even regional trains will Aichelberg PFA 2.5 PFA 2.5 Esslingen Wendlingen–Kirchheim in future whisk passengers between the two cities in only 41 Neckar 10 466 40,0* Ulm Neu-Ulm minutes. Together with Stuttgart 21, the Filder area, including Stuttgart Aichel- Beimerstetten Wernau berg Bad Ditzenbach Stuttgart airport and the exhibition grounds, will also be ide- 40,0* 8 297 Tunnel „Aichelberg rest PFA 2.4 ally accessible by rail. If nothing else, the existing track in the stop“ (253 m) PFA 2.5 b Nellingen Filstal valley will be noticeably relieved, creating capacity for 45,0 Gruibingen Gosbach Alb Descent additional rail traffic. Wendlingen Holz- 65,0 Scharenstetten Neu-Ulm 21 Kirchheim maden EÜ L 1214 10 Jesingen 8 am Neckar Ötlingen Weilheim Mühlhausen Tunnel Merklingen (394 m) Tomerdingen Neckar Bridge (136 m) 35,0 Dornstadt Half of the 60 km-long route runs through 9 tunnels; else- unter Teck an der Teck im Täle Temmen- 25,0 Goods train connection 75,0 where, it closely follows the A8 motorway. In addition, about Stuttgart EÜ Obere Gießnau hausen Burlafingen SÜ Holzmadener Str. 50,0 60,0 70,0 Jungingen 30,0 Bosslertunnel (8.806 m) Tunnel Widderstall (962 m) 40 railway and road viaducts are being built, including the 8 Donau 8 EÜ L 1200 two outstanding valley bridges over the River Neckar at Lindorf 8 Böfingen Munich EÜ Neckar Valley Railway and L 1250 Filstal Bridge (485m) 55,0 SÜ L 1234 Nabern Wendlingen and the Filstal valley at Mühlhausen im Täle. Unterensingen Ober- Neidlingen Wiesensteig Augs- Dettingen SÜ K 7406 Pfuhl (Crossings of agricultural roads, smaller bodies of water, etc. boihingen Tunnel under motor- 8 Merklingen 80,0 burg unter Teck Hohenstadt Tunnel Imberg (499 m) SÜ L 1239 are not shown in the graphics.) Small Wendlingen Curve way A8 (173m) EÜ K 7404 SÜ L 1250 Bissingen Danube bridge at Ulm (125m) 19 Tunnel (494m) E72 an der Teck N SÜ K 7407 Alb Foreland Tunnel (8.176 m) Steinbühltunnel (4.847 m) 8 Zizishausen EÜ K 7324 Alb Descent Tunnel (5.940 m) 85,0 465 313 Machtolsheim PFA 2.1 a/b (Alb Foreland): At the new Neckar crossing, Wolfschlugen 297 Tunnel under motorway A8 (378 m) EÜ DB route Aalen–Ulm Neu-Ulm the NBS connects seamlessly to the 25 km-long high-speed Ulm Station Nürtingen 0 5 EÜ DB route Stuttgart–Ulm line from Stuttgart, which is being constructed as part of Owen Blaustein Main Station Neu-Ulm Stuttgart 21. The NBS is connected to the Plochingen-Tübin- 5 Kilometre Laichingen Ulm Tübingen Neuffen Sigmaringen Friedrichshafen Memmingen gen line by the Small Wendlingen Curve and the goods train link. In the Alb Foreland Tunnel (8.2 km), the route runs PFA 2.5 PFA 2.5 south past Kirchheim unter Teck. Ulm Neu-Ulm PFA 1.4 PFA 2.1 – Alb Foreland PFA 2.2 – Alb Ascent PFA 2.3 – Alb Plateau PFA 2.4 – Alb Descent Legal notice PFA 2.1 c (Alb Foreland): The route runs north past Weil- New Filder area PFA 2.5 b heim an der Teck, close to the A8. At the rest area “Vor dem to Wendlingen PFA 2.5 a1 Neu-Ulm 21 Publisher: 746 m AMSL Ulm Main Station Aichelberg”, it leaves the motorway and begins the ascent (Stuttgart 21) PFA 2.1 a/b PFA 2.1 c m) Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm e.V. Boßler to the Swabian Jura. Wendlingen–Ulm Wendlingen–Kirchheim Kirchheim–Aichelberg Kommunikationsbüro 55,0 Filstal Bridge (485m) 60,0 PFA 2.5 a2 Jägerstraße 2 50,0 65,0 478 m AMSL PFA 2.2 (Alb Ascent): The route runs up to the Swabian 800 m 70,0 Danube bridge at Ulm 70174 Stuttgart high-speed railway m) Jura in the Bossler Tunnel (8.8 km) and the Steinbühl Tun- 45,0 75,0 Phone: +49 (0)711 21321-200 700 m 271 m AMSL** nel (4.8 km). Between them, one of the highest railway 80,0 Danube bridge (125 Email: [email protected] 85,0 bridges in Germany is being constructed in the form of the 600 m 40,0* www.bahnprojekt-stuttgart-ulm.de/en/english/ 40,0* 85 m-high Filstal Bridge. 500 m 35,0 30,0 25,0 Neckar bridge (136 Concept and design: 400 m EÜ Neckar Valley Railway PFA 2.3 (Alb Plateau): The route runs for 21 km, the long- PRpetuum GmbH, Frankfurt 300 m est section, across the Swabian Jura, very close to the A8. In addition to a motorway underpass, a further three short 200 m Alb Foreland Tunnel Boßlertunnel Steinbühltunnel Alb Descent Tunnel Cover photo: tunnels are also being constructed. (8.176 m) (8.806 m) (4.847 m) (5.940 m) NBS at the Filstal Bridge 100 m (Visualisation: Aldinger & Wolf, Stuttgart) PFA 2.4 (Alb Descent): At Dornstadt, the route leaves the L 1250 EÜ Obere Gießnau Tunnel “AichelbergEÜ L 1214 Tunnel underTunnel motor- WidderstallSÜ K 7407 (962 Tunnel Merklingen (394Aichen rest stop SÜ L 1234Tunnel ImbergSÜ K (499 7406 EÜ K 7404 SÜ L 1239 Donau Station EÜ K 7324 Ulm Main Station DB route rest stop” (253 Motorway A8 way A8 (378 Neu-Ulm motorway again and passes beneath the northern districts L 1200 Subject to changes Plochingen– EÜ L 1200SÜ Holzmadener Str. of Ulm through the Alb Descent Tunnel (5.9 km). Neckar All details subject to change without notice K 1219 As at: June 2015 m) PFA 2.5a1 (Ulm Main Station): The NBS is threaded be- Tübingen m) m) neath the existing tracks into the two northern platform Route map m) m) DB route connection Underpass of Aalen-Ulm and tracks 1 and 2 of Ulm Main Station, which is undergoing Ulm holding sidings Stuttgart-Ulm DB routes radical remodelling as part of the project. The Basis for the Future. DB Netze. New section of track, open course PFA = Planfeststellungsabschnitt (project approval section) * Kilometres mentioned in the route graphics represent the construction kilometre mileage. New section of track, tunnel EÜ = Eisenbahnüberführung (railway viaduct) The route up to the Alb ascent has increased by two kilometres due to a modified routing. PFA 2.5a2 (Danube Bridge): Together with the project This is why kilometre "40.0" appears twice. Traction current line SÜ = Straßenüberführung (road viaduct) Neu-Ulm 21, the Danube crossing in Ulm was expanded ** AMSL = above medium sea leve to four tracks and put into operation in 2007. Partners:.