Wilhelmsburg crossing structure
For optimised rail traffic routing
of the underground crossing structure
Faster and better: the Hamburg node
In Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, a new crossing structure is being built in the form of an undercut. An underground crossing structure between the Norderelbe and Süderelbe bridges will allow freight traffic to cross passenger traffic at ground level in future.
Planning period
2020–2029
Service areas
Object planning for railway traffic facilities, overhead line systems, control and safety technology, telecommunications systems, object planning for civil engineering structures, overall project management, subsoil assessment, construction phase planning, complete BIM planning, overall BIM coordination, various special investigations and feasibility studies
Passenger trains on the Hamburg–Hanover high-speed rail link currently cross at Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg with freight trains on the Hamburg harbour link. Changing tracks is possible only at the same level via points. This creates considerable capacity bottlenecks at this point. The planned crossing structure passes under the existing railway tracks at an acute angle and has a corresponding length. As a result, the current intersection bottleneck will be eliminated.
Special features of the project
The construction of the crossing structure requires a re-routing of the existing track installations. Because of the track position changes, three road overpasses located in the conversion area are also affected and have to be remodelled or replaced. In addition to the technical challenges (e.g. constructing the structure at an acute angle in difficult ground conditions), the construction phase planning in particular is extremely extensive. The existing six long-distance railway tracks and the parallel S-Bahn can be closed for only short periods of time. A construction-period bypass of the construction site is therefore planned in the area of the new crossing structure to be built.