{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"General Renovation","description":"Instead of years of construction work under running traffic, the general renovation (German: Generalsanierung) takes a radical approach: a rail line is fully closed for several months and renewed in one go – tracks, switches, signal boxes, overhead lines and stations. The concept originates in Germany, where DB InfraGO has been renovating the busiest high-performance corridors of the network in this way since 2024; the Riedbahn between Frankfurt and Mannheim came first, followed in 2025/26 by th","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/general-renovation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-19T06:52:51.032185","citation":"https://www.dbinfrago.com/web/schienennetz/fahren_und_bauen/hochleistungsnetz","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/general-renovation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"General Renovation · Instead of years of construction work under running traffic, the general renovation (German: Generalsanierung) takes a radical approach: a rail line is fully closed for several months and renewed in one go – tracks, switches, signal boxes, overhead lines and stations. · Quelle: https://www.dbinfrago.com/web/schienennetz/fahren_und_bauen/hochleistungsnetz"}