Infrastructure project

Berlin – Halle/Leipzig (VDE 8.3)

The 185 km long upgraded track Berlin – Halle/Leipzig (VDE 8.3) will be equipped with ETCS. This involves the technical adaptation of the interlocking on the route.

Project duration

Start

2017

End

2035

Route data

Line from	Berlin
Line to	Halle / Leipzig
Kilometers of line to be equipped	185 km
Route number(s)	6132, 6411

Planned actions

ETCS	Level 2 with signals
Interlocking(s)	16 ESTW-A
Scope of equipment	4 RBC approx. 4,000 balises More detailed information on the scope of equipment will follow at a later date due to the early planning phase.
Planned speed	200 km/h

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Disclaimer

The dates shown are legally non-binding forecasts based on the current status. The forecasts are in no way intended to establish any kind of legal claim whatsoever that completion will take place by the specified date and that use will be possible. For these reasons, the information should also not be used to make or prepare business decisions, for example, but not conclusively, with regard to the vehicle equipment or the compatibility between the vehicles and the infrastructure. If you have any questions, particularly regarding technical network access or obtaining binding information, please contact your customer advisor.

Most of the infrastructure projects are still in the planning phase, which means that the information provided on these pages reflects the current planning status and is updated regularly.

The German Unity Transport Project (VDE) No. 8 Nuremberg – Erfurt – Leipzig/Halle – Berlin Extension and New Line is part of the 1992 and 2003 Federal Transport Infrastructure Plans, with the Berlin – Halle/Leipzig line upgrade forming the VDE 8.3 project section and also a section of the Berlin – Munich high-speed line. At European level, the route is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) on the axis from Scandinavia to Italy (Mediterranean).

The transport objectives for the Berlin – Leipzig section of the line were achieved by upgrading the line to a linespeed of 200 kilometres per hour. The Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) section has not yet been upgraded to 200 km/h.

The aim of the project is to replace the national train control system Linear Train Control (LZB) on the Berlin – Halle/Leipzig section (route no. 6132 or 6411) with the standardised European Train Control System (ETCS). At the same time, the Bitterfeld – Halle (Saale) section (route no. 6132 or 6411) is to be equipped with ETCS for the first time. The installation of ETCS will create the conditions for increasing the linespeed from the current 160 km/h to 200 km/h. The ETCS equipment will also be accompanied by the technical adaptation of modern interlocking technology.

Bauende Bahn

This is a Deutsche Bahn project. We are building. So that people can build on us again. More information about the Bauende Bahn can be found here (in German only).