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Ausbau- und Neubaustrecke Karlsruhe–Basel
Under Construction- Length
- 182 km
- Max Speed
- 250 km/h
- Cost
- 12.0 bn EUR
- Responsible
- DB InfraGO AG
- Corridor
- Karlsruhe–Basel
Travel Time Impact
Karlsruhe Hbf → Basel Bad Bf
Before
80 min
After
55 min
Timeline
Jan. 1987
Project StartTarget completion: Dez. 2020Juni 2003
Construction StartTarget completion: Dez. 2035Juni 2004
Section CompletedRastatt Süd–Offenburg (4-gleisig)Target completion: Dez. 2020Dez. 2020
Section CompletedKatzenbergtunnel (Efringen-Kirchen–Bad Bellingen)Target completion: Dez. 2041Dez. 2041 (projected)
CompletedTarget completion: Dez. 2041Full 4-track expansion with Rastatt TunnelGermany's longest ongoing rail infrastructure project: a full four-track expansion of the Upper Rhine corridor between Karlsruhe and Basel, a key bottleneck on the Rotterdam–Genoa freight corridor. The project includes the 4.3 km Katzenbergtunnel (completed 2012) and the critical Rastatt Tunnel section. Completion of all sections is expected around 2041.
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Last updated: 2025-04-01