title: Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda–Erfurt high-speed railway
text: # Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda–Erfurt high-speed railway
  
  The Hanau-Würzburg/Fulda-Erfurt high-speed railway is a collection of railway expansion projects improving capacity and journey times from Frankfurt-am-Main via Hanau to the north and east of Germany.
  
  Its parts are as follows:
  
  * expansion and new construction between Hanau and Nantenbach („Südkorridor“); completed
  * four-track expansion of the existing Kinzig Valley Railway from Hanau to Gelnhausen; preparations underway, construction to start in 2025
  * new high-speed line from Gelnhausen to Fulda; corridor selected and to be approved (Raumordungsverfahren)
  * expansion and new construction from Fulda to Gerstungen
  * the already completed expansion of the Thüringer Bahn between Gerstungen, Eisenach and Erfurt, which now allows speeds of 160 km/h, partially even 200 km/h.
  