{"id":17115,"date":"2022-05-13T10:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/?p=17115"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:08:20","slug":"working-on-the-pfaffensteig-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/working-on-the-pfaffensteig-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Working on the Pfaffensteig tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Working on the Pfaffensteig tunnel<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Working on the Pfaffensteig tunnel<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">May 13, 2022 &#8211; 10:59 am<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">Upgrading the G\u00e4ubahn rail line, in Southwest Germany, is one of the high-priority projects in Germany&#8217;s Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan. DB Engineering &amp; Consulting (DB E&amp;C) has been commissioned with the preliminary design for its northern section. The route will be mostly underground, running in two tunnel tubes. One of its key features is the Pfaffensteig tunnel, which, with a length of 11,5 kilometers, would be one of the longest rail tunnels in Germany.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-1024x576.png 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-768x432.png 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-1280x720.png 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1-1920x700.png 640w\" alt=\"Pfaffensteig tunnel\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ueberblick-Gesamtprojekt-Flughafen1_DB-Engineering-Consulting-1.png&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>Constructing the Pfaffensteig tunnel as part of the northern section of the G\u00e4ubahn line upgrade would provide a direct link between the rail line and key local infrastructure such as Stuttgart Airport and the city&#8217;s trade fair grounds. <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"DB Engineering &amp; Consulting \"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">Constructing the Pfaffensteig tunnel as part of the northern section of the G\u00e4ubahn line upgrade would provide a direct link between the rail line and key local infrastructure such as Stuttgart Airport and the city&#8217;s trade fair grounds. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The work involves several tasks and challenges. Called the G\u00e4ubahn tunnel until recently, the Pfaffensteig tunnel is clearly one of the challenges, and it underscores how a new approach to solving problems is necessary if Germany wants to achieve its nationwide integrated timetable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DB E&amp;C has a key role to play here. Commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahnprojekt-stuttgart-ulm.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH<\/a> with the preliminary design for the northern section of the line, the company&#8217;s planning team of up to 90 experts has been working since November to convert the source data into a requirements model that is fully digital and covers the entire line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Direct connection to Stuttgart Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Pfaffensteig tunnel is located in the northern section of the G\u00e4ubahn line, a long-distance rail connection between Stuttgart and the Swiss border that has been earmarked for a high-priority upgrade as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmvi.de\/SharedDocs\/EN\/Articles\/G\/federal-transport-infrastructure-plan-2030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany&#8217;s Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan<\/a>. Upgrading the northern section encompasses measures to increase speed and improve the condition of the line, in addition to the construction of a new two-track section running between Stuttgart Airport, the trade fair grounds, and Goldberg in the town of B\u00f6blingen. This section will also include the Pfaffensteig tunnel as a direct, east-west connection linking Stuttgart Airport and the trade fair to the G\u00e4ubahn line. The undertaking must take several other factors into account, such as the new Stuttgart-Ulm line and projects for transforming the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuttgart_21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rail hub in Stuttgart<\/a> (Stuttgart 21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-1024x318.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-520x162.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-768x239.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-1280x398.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-1920x700.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Pfaffensteig tunnel\" width=\"2560\" height=\"795\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PFA_1.3a_mit_Pfaffensteigtunnel_PSU_en-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>The Pfaffensteig tunnel will be one of the longest rail tunnels in Germany if it is built as part of the line upgrade on the northern section of the G\u00e4ubahn route.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"PSU\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">The Pfaffensteig tunnel will be one of the longest rail tunnels in Germany if it is built as part of the line upgrade on the northern section of the G\u00e4ubahn route.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\"><strong>Line improvements and higher speeds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This has several implications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/productportfolio\/design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preliminary design<\/a> stage. One of them: Starting at Goldberg station, 2.5 km of open track can be constructed with improvements that facilitate higher speeds. It will entail a host of engineering work, such as modifying existing bridges as well as building a grade separation structure, troughs, and retaining walls. After the new M\u00f6nchsbrunnen junction, the new route will run underground through the Pfaffensteig tunnel, which is around 11,5 kilometers long and finishes at the eastern end of the new long-distance station at Stuttgart Airport. The tunnel will pass under the new Stuttgart-Ulm rail line as well as the A8 freeway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-1024x226.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-520x115.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-768x170.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-1280x283.jpg 640w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-1920x700.jpg 640w\" alt=\"Pfaffensteig tunnel\" width=\"2560\" height=\"565\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Pfaffensteig-tunnel-longitudinal-section_PSU_en-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>The new northern section of the upgraded G\u00e4ubahn line will be mostly underground and use a separate single-track tube. <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"PSU\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">The new northern section of the upgraded G\u00e4ubahn line will be mostly underground and use a separate single-track tube. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tunnel will feature two single-track tubes. They will be linked by connecting structures located at regular intervals, and there will also be two emergency access routes. The design speed is 160 km\/h, which is significantly higher than would have been possible on a track above ground. In addition, the northern section of the upgraded G\u00e4ubahn line will make long-distance transportation in the Stuttgart area considerably faster and physically separate it from the busy S-Bahn network over a distance of around 12 kilometers. The Pfaffensteig tunnel is essential for achieving one of the German government&#8217;s important transportation policy goals. The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan for 2030 recommends shortening journey times between the Swiss border and Stuttgart. This way, the G\u00e4ubahn line will serve as an attractive connection for travelers in Z\u00fcrich, Stuttgart, and the towns along the route. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; Consulting for you: [TITLE] at [LINK]\"><span class=\"social-sharing__label\">Share<\/span><div class=\"social-sharing__links\"><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--linkedin\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link LinkedIn\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-linked-in\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--mail\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Mail\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h4\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"contact-person\"><h3 class=\"contact-person__name\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"contact-person__position\">Team Marketing &#038; Communications<\/div><div class=\"contact-person__address\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<br \/>\r\nEUREF-Campus 14<br \/>\r\n10829 Berlin<br \/>\r\nGermany<\/div><a class=\"contact-person__link-communication\" href=\"mailto:marketing@db-eco.com\"><svg class=\"contact-person__icon-mail\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"><\/use><\/svg><span>E-Mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-text-image-teaser  text-image-teaser--align-image-left\"><div class=\"text-image-teaser text-image-teaser--align-image-left text-image-teaser--fade-in-static\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"column is-6-small is-4-medium text-image-teaser__column-image\"><div class=\"text-image-teaser__wrapper-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-youtube-embed\"><div class=\"youtube-embed\"><db-youtube headline=\"We need your consent to load YouTube!\" description=\"If you click on this video, you will be shown external content from YouTube (www.youtube.com). 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