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Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE (German pronunciation: [iːtseːˈʔeː] ⓘ) and running under this category) is a high-speed rail system in Germany.It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services.
Construction of the first high-speed rail in Germany began shortly after that of the French LGVs (lignes à grande vitesse, high-speed lines). However, legal battles caused significant delays, so that the German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains were deployed ten years after the TGV network was established. Germany has around 1,658 kilometers ...
Frequency of trains and allowed max speed on the German Intercity-Express (ICE) network (2017/18) This is a list of all the Intercity Express stations in Europe. Germany
Frequency of trains and allowed max speed on the German Intercity-Express (ICE) network (2022) This list of Intercity-Express lines in Germany includes all Intercity-Express lines in Germany. [1] The latest changes to the Intercity Express network took place at the timetable change on 10 December 2023. The network currently has 35 scheduled lines.
English: Germany: Map of the ICE line network, train frequencies and top speeds (status as of 2022) The map includes lines served by the TGV and Railjet trains. The colors represent the top speed:
The Intercity name was introduced in Germany in 1971, replacing the F-Zug category, and was the top category of train in Germany until the introduction of the high-speed ICE services in the early 1990s. With the proliferation of ICE services, the role of IC trains has diminished slightly.
It is served by long-distance trains, mostly ICE services running on the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line. It is the largest railway station serving an airport in Germany with about 23,000 passengers each day. The station is served by 210 long-distance trains daily, of which 185 are Intercity-Expresses. [2]
München-Nürnberg-Express on the open line. The München-Nürnberg-Express was the first regional train in Germany with a maximum speed of 200 km/h after the suspension of the InterRegio. This high speed is necessary to not hinder the ICE traffic, which travels at speeds of up to 300 km/h.