Ried Railway
The Ried Railway (German: Riedbahn) is a German standard gauge, electrified railway line and runs in southern Hesse and northern Baden-Württemberg between Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and/or Frankfurt Airport and Mannheim and/or Worms, through an area called the Hessisches Ried (Hessian Marsh), hence the name.
The Ried Railway is used by three Intercity-Express routes, connecting South Germany with Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Dortmund and regional services of the Rhine-Main transport union and Rhine-Neckar transport union. The line is one of the most heavily trafficked line in Germany with 650 trains per day.
In order to overcome heavy congestion of the line and to accelerate train services, it is proposed to build a new line between Frankfurt and Mannheim. Construction is expected to start in 2011 and be completed in 2017.
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