Road and track construction work on Hollestraße in Essen, Citybahn project, VE 3.1
The allocation unit 3.1 is the 1st construction phase of the station pole harvest and extends between
the street Am Hauptbahnhof and the Steeler Straße on a new construction length of about 600 m.
In connection with the construction of the new track, the road cross-section is redesigned
as well as the barrier-free new construction of the Hauptbahnhof and Hollestraße Süd stops.
The project is being put out to tender by the joint venture between Ruhrbahn GmbH (RB) and the City of Essen, Office for Roads and Transport (ASV).
Today, the city of Essen has a tram network of more than 50 km long, which extends over approx. 5 km
in tunnel position and over a good 5 km on a special track body. The tunnel around the
The Central Station / Town Hall / Berliner Platz area is already reaching its capacity limits. Before
The background of high line capacity utilisation and predicted passenger growth is to be countered by the
Construction of the station pole harvest as a bypass to relieve the tunnel system.
The station pole harvest is part of a planned, approx. 5.4 km long above-ground extension or new construction
route, which, in addition to eliminating the capacity bottleneck in the tunnel, also provides access to the
Development area Essen 51 is to serve.
The overall "Citybahn" project consists of the three planning phases, which will be used as station stations.
gente (BHT), Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard 3rd construction phase (BBB-3.BA) and Essen 51
the. The Bahnhofstangente section runs from the new Schwanenkampbrücke stop in
the Hachestraße in the west to the new stop Betriebshof Stadtmitte in the Goldschmidt-
road in the north-east.
The tender unit 3.1 Road and track construction work Hollestraße is the 1st construction phase of the railway
Hofstangente and extends between the street Am Hauptbahnhof and the Steeler Straße on
a new construction length of about 600 m. In connection with the construction of the new track, the redesign of the
the construction of the cross-section of the road as well as the barrier-free new construction of the main station and
Hollestraße Süd.
The entire tender for the award unit VE 3.1 Straßen- und Gleisbau Hollestraße is divided into
are divided into the superordinate parts of tram operating facilities and road transport facilities, where:
the tram operating facilities consist of only Part 01. The road transport facilities are
on the other hand, several parts, part 02 to part 06.
Tram operating facilities (commissioned by Ruhrbahn GmbH):
Part 01:
Title 01.01 General services
Title 01.02 Works for proof
Title 01.03 Dismantling/demolition/earthworks
Title 01.04 Drainage works
Title 01.05 Cable civil engineering, AZK, cabinets
Title 01.06 Foundations catenary / stop equipment
Title 01.07 Track construction work
Title 01.08 Road works
Title 01.09 Platforms / Entrances
Title 01.10 Landscaping
Title 01.11 Maintenance work on grass tracks (1st and 2nd year)
Road traffic facilities (commissioned by the ASV):
Part 02:
Title 02.02 Earthworks
Title 02.03 Drainage works
Title 02.04 Base courses according to ZTV T-StB and ZTV SOB-StB
Title 02.05 Asphalt works
Title 02.06 Edge fastenings
Title 02.07 Paving slabs and slab coverings according to ZTV Pflaster-StB
Title 02.08 Construction site equipment
Title 02.09 Construction site and traffic safety
Title 02.10 remains blank
Title 02.11 Special Items
Title 02.12 Brücke Gildehofstraße
Title 02.13 Bridge Bernestraße
Part 03: Lighting
Part 04: Traffic lights
Part 05: Marking work
Part 06: Signage
The following services are carried out and delivered in Part 01 -
Straßenbahnbetriebsanlagen:
Absorb approx. 160 m³ of topsoil
Installing approx. 370 m³ of topsoil
Absorb approx. 5,360 m³ of soil
Absorb approx. 900 m² of paving and slabs
approx. 1,935 m of curbs and gutters
approx. 4150 m² of bound road superstructure
approx. 840 m³ soil replacement
approx. 630 m Entwässerungsleitungen DN 150 – DN 200
(connecting pipes and drainage pipes as partial seepage pipe))
ca. 440 m Rasengleis TRAVETTO INPLACE-B (49E1 / 60R2)
with 2,700 m² of lawn cover
approx. 665 m of track on mounting blocks - type B -
with 2,400 m² of asphalt cover
1 pc track change with simple switches on concrete swelling
approx. 730 m Betonbordsteine
approx. 510 m Gussasphaltrinne
approx. 405 m² semi-rigid surface course
approx. 210 m line marking (solid and broken lines)
approx. 16 directional arrows / pictograms
approx. 110 m² Sperrflächen
approx. 660 m² stop Hauptbahnhof as central platform (Strab / Strab)
approx. 490 m² stop Hollestraße Steig 4 as a combined platform (Strab / Bus)
approx. 3,300 m cable conduit DN 50, DN 63 and DN 110 in the cable trench
approx. 25 cable ducts
approx. 10 foundations for stop equipment and stop roof
approx. 20 boreholes for catenary pylons
The track material in the form of switches and rails with fastening and insulation is provided by
the AG.
Within the framework of Part 02 Road construction, the following items are carried out:
Approx. 6,480 m³ of bound road superstructure
Approx. 4,420 m² of paving and slabs
approx. 2,605 m of curbs and gutters
Absorb approx. 260 m³ of topsoil
approx. 5,155 m³ of unbound road superstructure
approx. 1,300 m³ of soil H2
ca. 7.500 m² Asphalttragschicht AC 22 T S
approx. 7.500 m² Asphaltbinderschicht AC 16 B S
ca. 6.900 m² Asphaltdeckschicht SMA 8 S
approx. 110 m² semi-rigid ceiling
Produce approx. 5,100 m² of paving and slabs
Create approx. 1,300 m² of green space
approx. 2.160 m Gussasphaltrinne
approx. 3.300 m Betonbordsteine
approx. 57 road drains
approx. 870 m drainage pipes DN 150 to DA315 (plastic)
For execution and delivery, the following are included in Part 03 Lighting:
approx. 7,700 m cable conduit DN 53, DN 93 and DN 110 in the cable trench
approx. 19 cable ducts
approx. 59 pylon foundations with lighting pole and luminaires,
complete cabling
In Part 04 Traffic light systems, the following are included in the design and delivery:
approx. 4,600 m cable conduit DN 53, DN 93 and DN 110 in the cable trench
approx. 41 cable ducts
approx. 31 pylon foundations with LSA mast and luminaire
In addition to the execution and delivery, the following marking work is carried out in Part 05:
approx. 1,700 m line marking (solid and broken lines)
approx. 36 pieces of directional arrows / pictograms
For execution and delivery, the following are included in Part 06 Signage:
Produce approx. 64 pieces of traffic signs with poles