Wendlingen (dpa / lsw) - On Sunday, the new line from Wendlingen to Ulm will go into operation with the new timetable - it should be officially handed over two days before. The approximately 60-kilometer route is to be opened on Friday morning in the presence of Minister President Winfried Kretschmann and the head of Deutsche Bahn, Richard Lutz.
While the new line, costing around four billion euros, is finished, Stuttgart 21 is a long time coming. Therefore, the construction between Wendlingen and Ulm can only show its advantages from 2025 with the planned completion of the new Stuttgart main station, according to the railway and state. On several connections, however, the travel time will already be reduced from Sunday. In addition, regional trains will run hourly between Ulm and Wendlingen at a speed of 200 km/h. An ICE will also run once an hour in both directions on the new line. According to Bahn, with it there is an improved daily offer between Stuttgart and Munich by around 20 to 90 trips.
In addition to the new line and the 85-metre-high Filstal Bridge, the Stuttgart-Ulm railway project also includes the underground station in downtown Stuttgart and the underground connection to the airport. The project will cost a total of more than nine billion euros.
