The Deutschlandtakt project which is being planned right now actually would include many new rail connections purely for passenger rail, as e.g. the https://de.

The Deutschlandtakt project which is being planned right now actually would include many new rail connections purely for passenger rail, as e.g. the https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellfahrstrecke_K%C3%B6ln%E2%80%93Rhein/Main https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellfahrstrecke_K%C3%B6ln%E... already is.