In the early 1970s, a number of trials took place to assess the line’s capability for high speed running at 200km/h.
South of Hamburg is also Maschen Marshalling Yard, Europe’s largest such facility and the second largest freight yard in the World. Enjoy this stunning route with the included DB ICE 2, DB Class 101 and DBAG Class 294. Train Simulator: Hamburg-Hanover Route Add-On Nineteen years later, the line reached Hamburg, and by 1906 was open to Hanoverian station, today known as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. Covering an area of 280 hectares, the yard is around seven kilometres long and has a total track length of 300km, handling up to 11,000 goods wagons each day.