Back in 1978, I came to be introduced to the Frankfurt Bahnhof (railway station). To me, it was one of the most fascinating structures on Earth. You had the huge station itself, and then the subway complex underneath it.
This morning, news out of Frankfurt indicates that they are about to go and add onto the station....by building another deep tunnel underneath the subway tunnel....making it a long-distance transit point.
Cost? Well....at this point, they are hinting at 3-billion Euro for the deep-station and the additional tunnels to be built. Odds of it running into issues and going up to 5-billion or more? I'd give it better than a 50-percent chance.
How deep under the station? They suggest 115 feet.
Starting in the early 1960s and going to the mid-1970s to wrap up....the subway system of Frankfurt is remarkable.
The need for the additional tunnels? Frankfurt has grown to a great extent, and a lot of the people who work in Frankfurt.....live way beyond the 'shadow' of the city.
As for when this project would be done? No one says much over that.
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