- Ulm Hauptbahnhof
is the
Hauptbahnhof for the city ofUlm , which lies on theDanube , on the border of the German states ofBaden-Württemberg andBavaria . It is on ICE line fromStuttgart toMunich and theParis –Budapest Magistrale for Europe line that is supported by theEuropean Union as part of itsTrans-European Networks . European cities, includingAmsterdam ,Paris andVienna can be reached without transferring trains.The line between Stuttgart, Ulm and Munich is planned to be rebuilt as the
Stuttgart–Augsburg new and upgraded line . This includes a new high-speed line from Stuttgart to Ulm (Wendlingen-Ulm high-speed line), the reconstruction of the line from Ulm toAugsburg to allow a maximum speed of 200 km/h, reconstruction of the Danube bridge and replacement of theNeu-Ulm station with a new underground station ("Neu-Ulm 21"). The new Danube bridge and the underground Neu-Ulm station is expected to be completed in mid 2007.Ulm station is a major rail junction and has 14 platforms, of which six are terminating platforms. The following lines meet in Ulm:
*Filsbahn : Ulm–Geislingen–Göppingen–Plochingen–Stuttgart
*Ulm–München line : Ulm–Augsburg–München
*Württembergische Südbahn: Ulm–Biberach an der Riß–Aulendorf–Ravensburg–Friedrichshafen (part of the Schwäbische Eisenbahn)
*Donautalbahn: Ulm–Ehingen (Donau)–Sigmaringen–Tuttlingen–Donaueschingen
*Illertalbahn: Ulm–Memmingen–Kempten–Oberstdorf
*Donautalbahn (Bavaria): Ulm–Donauwörth–Ingolstadt–Regensburg
*Brenzbahn: Ulm–Heidenheim–Aalenource
Based on equivalent German wikipedia article
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