Notwithstanding 10,700 complaints and 360 lawsuits, the line was opened fully in 1991, though the Würzburg–Fulda part was used by InterCity trains as early as 1988.
撇開10700個投訴及360場官司，路線於1991年全線通車，儘管富爾達至維爾茨堡段早於1988年由城際列車使用。