RTW Planungsgesellschaft mbH

RTW Planungsgesellschaft mbH is the project company behind the Regionaltangente West (RTW), one of the most significant infrastructure projects in Germany's Rhein-Main region and a central element of the region's transport transition. The company is a joint undertaking of municipalities, districts, the State of Hesse and the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), meaning that planning, construction and operation of the line rest in public hands. Its registered purpose, as summarised in public data, is the planning, construction and operation of the Regionaltangente West. The RTW itself is a new tangential rail connection of roughly 52 kilometres that links Bad Homburg, Eschborn, Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt Airport, Neu-Isenburg and further cities and municipalities in the west and south-west of the region directly with one another, without the detour via Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. Around 22 kilometres of the route are newly built, while the remainder uses existing railway lines. Some 26 bridges bring the route sections together into a single tangent, and 28 stops are planned along the RTW, 12 of which are existing S-Bahn stations. A dual-system concept allows operation on both railway and tram infrastructure, creating a high-capacity, continuous connection. The project responds to sustained growth in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main metropolitan region. Rising resident and commuter numbers are pushing the capacity of the existing transport network to its limits, and the RTW is intended to relieve the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof node and the heavily used lines into the city centre. The line connects the Hochtaunuskreis (Bad Homburg, Oberursel and Steinbach), the Main-Taunus-Kreis (Bad Soden, Eschborn and Sulzbach), Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt Airport and the Kreis Offenbach (Neu-Isenburg and Dreieich). As of the project's own reporting, building rights (Baurecht) had already been secured for three of the five plan-approval sections (Planfeststellungsabschnitte), and those sections were under construction, with the remaining sections to follow step by step. The company communicates progress through its website, press releases and an interactive map of construction measures, covering works such as the erection of bridges at the Deutsche Bank Park, the dismantling of temporary bridges at the Neu-Isenburg crossing structure, and nightly full closures for a new railway overpass at the B40 near the Schwanheim node.

RTW Planungsgesellschaft mbH was established as the project company for the Regionaltangente West, a tangential rail link conceived to address the growing transport needs of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main metropolitan region. The region's continued growth, with rising resident and commuter numbers, has pushed the capacity of the existing transport network to its limits, and the RTW was developed as an answer to that growing demand. The company is a joint undertaking of municipalities, districts, the State of Hesse and the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), with planning, construction and operation resting in public responsibility. The project design combines existing railway lines with targeted new-build sections. A dual-system concept enables operation on both railway and tram infrastructure, creating a high-capacity, continuous connection. The planned route is approximately 52 kilometres long, of which 22 kilometres are newly built. Some 26 bridges bring the route sections together into a tangent, and 28 stops are planned along the RTW, 12 of which are existing S-Bahn stations. The line links Bad Homburg, Eschborn, Frankfurt-Höchst, Frankfurt Airport, Neu-Isenburg and further cities and municipalities in the west and south-west of the region directly, without the detour via Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, thereby relieving the Hauptbahnhof and the City-Tunnel and sustainably strengthening the rail network in the Rhein-Main region. The project is divided into five plan-approval sections (Planfeststellungsabschnitte). For three of these, building rights had already been granted and construction was under way, with the remaining sections to follow step by step. Construction activity reported by the company includes work at the Neu-Isenburg crossing structure, the Schwanheim node with a new railway overpass at the B40, subsoil preparation in Sossenheim, and the lifting of bridges at the Deutsche Bank Park. The company maintains an interactive map showing information on the individual construction measures, and publishes regular news and press releases on progress.

• RTW Planungsgesellschaft mbH established as the joint project company of municipalities, districts, the State of Hesse and RMV for the Regionaltangente West.

• Building rights (Baurecht) secured for three of the five plan-approval sections; those sections enter construction.

• Construction works reported at the Neu-Isenburg crossing structure, Schwanheim node, Sossenheim and Deutsche Bank Park.

Public-sector infrastructure project company delivering a tangential rail connection to relieve Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and strengthen the Rhein-Main rail network.

• Regionaltangente West (RTW)

  A ~52 km tangential rail link with 22 km of new build, 26 bridges and 28 stops, using a dual-system concept for railway and tram operation.

1. 1Home - Regionaltangente Westregionaltangente-west.de
2. 2Die Regionaltangente West - Regionaltangente Westregionaltangente-west.de
3. 3Wikidata Q133894582wikidata.org