On the new Erfurt-Leipzig / Halle line (6465 m), it is the longest bridge construction in Germany and the longest long-distance railway bridge in Europe. As a special feature there is a branch line on the bridge construction, which is 2112 m long.
Thanks to ETSC technology, no signals are needed anymore. The train is automatically controlled by impulses in the track, the train driver has only monitoring function.

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July 5, 2020

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View of the Saale Elster valley bridge: A railway overpass on the new Erfurt – Leipzig / Halle line. It was built between 2006 and 2013 and with 6465 m it is the longest bridge structure in Germany and the longest long-distance railway bridge in Europe. A special feature is a branching on the bridge construction, which is 2112 m long.

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