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79-522: Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station . In the station building there is a tourist bureau, where tickets can be purchased. There is also has a restaurant/bistro, a bakery, a mini-supermarket and a station bookshop. Gütersloh‘s original station building was built between 1845 and 1847 by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company at the end of today's Kökerstraße. Two side wings were added in 1876/77 and

158-637: A de facto monopoly in its segment of the market as it operates hundreds of trains per day, while all competitors' long-distance services combined amount to no more than 10–15 trains per day. Additionally DB Fernverkehr operated a few long-distance coach services throughout Germany, called IC Bus , which since have been terminated. DB Regio AG is the subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn that operates passenger trains on short and medium distances in Germany. Unlike its long-distance counterpart, DB Fernverkehr , it does not operate trains on its own account. Traffic

237-686: A state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin , it is a joint-stock company ( AG ) and the largest railway company in the world. DB was founded after the merger between the Deutsche Bundesbahn and the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1994 after the unification of Germany and has been operating ever since. Deutsche Bahn

316-562: A 26-storey office tower designed by Helmut Jahn at the eastern end of the Sony Centre and named Bahntower . As the lease was to expire in 2010, DB had announced plans to relocate to Berlin Hauptbahnhof , and in 2007 a proposal for a new headquarters by 3XN Architects won an architectural competition which also included Foster + Partners , Dominique Perrault and Auer + Weber . However, these plans were put on hold due to

395-505: A 6 km (3.7 mi) route between Nuremberg and Fürth . The Deutsche Reichsbahn operated from 1920 through the Weimar and Nazi eras until 1949, when it was split between East and West Germany into two successor entities, Deutsche Reichsbahn and Deutsche Bundesbahn , respectively. They remained separate throughout the Cold War era division of Germany, and joined after the 1989 fall of

474-683: A Bistro Cafe (buffet car) instead of a restaurant or no on-board catering at all, although this is as much a reflection of the changing habits of modern passengers than it is a change in the status of Intercity trains. Until 2023, Lines 30 and 31 – Hamburg to Frankfurt / Stuttgart were closest in character to a 'classic' Intercity train, but these have now been abolished, with sections of these services reallocated to lines such as 43 and 55. Deutsche Bahn's long distance services are operated over numbered routes. If they are operated by Intercity-Express rolling stock they are considered to be Intercity-Express lines . Lines operated by Intercity rolling stock or

553-483: A consulting contract with Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ; both projects were abandoned after the United States imposed new sanctions against Iran and said firms doing business with Iran would be barred from doing business with the United States. The California High-Speed Rail Authority 's (CHSRA) board approved on 15 November 2017 an early train operator contract with DB Engineering & Consulting USA. The firm

632-533: A different label, for example "ABR" for trains operated by Abellio , though on platforms, trains and maps or timetables issued by the local transport authority overseeing regional train services, these abbreviations usually do not appear. DB offers two different pricing models for single or return tickets for routes that include long-distance trains: Ticket prices generally rise degressively over distance, particularly for Sparpreise and Supersparpreise. Therefore, putting connecting local trains or excursions planned for

711-486: A famous figure from one of the cities along the route. Nowadays, fewer services are named, usually those that serve the extremities of the rail network. Names are usually taken from a geographical location along the route. The original Intercity services were hauled by the Class 103 electric locomotives, built in the early-1970s and capable of 200 km/h. Lesser routes were operated by Class 110 and 111 locos, but these had

790-581: A local transport authority or tariff associations might brand the trains in a different way than DB does. For example, in the Nuremberg region, RE and RB trains are not differentiated, but called R instead. In some regions, such as Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg , private operators do use the RE and RB labels, in others, such as Saxony , they do not. In online and print information systems of DB, private trains officially labelled RB and RE by their operators, might get

869-578: A lower maximum speed, and with line speeds increasing, their use became untenable. A new Class 120 was introduced in 1987, and these classes were relegated to Regional duties. In the mid-1990s the Class 101 was introduced, and these locomotives now dominate Intercity services, with the 103s having been largely retired in the early-2000s. On non-electrified Intercity routes, such as Hamburg to Westerland , or Ulm to Lindau , Class 218 diesel locomotives are used, usually double-headed . For cross-border services, multi-voltage electric locos are needed, such as

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948-427: A mixture of Intercity and Intercity-Express sets are listed below (as of 2022). IC line 17 was established on 15 December 2019. This is a service that has been served every two hours since 9 March 2020. Between Rostock and Berlin, IC line 17 is the successor to Interregio line 14, which operated here until 2002. Some services of trains on IC line 28 are replaced here by line 17. On the section between Berlin and Dresden,

1027-504: A more frequent service on core routes. Intercity services are operated by the DB Fernverkehr division of Deutsche Bahn , Germany’s national railway. 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,

1106-501: A result, the new ICE line 10 was established from Berlin to Cologne/Bonn. At the same time, the branch to Basel, which was previously served by IC line 5, was abandoned. The line now ended in Nuremberg. From 1998 the trains of ICE line 6 and ICE line 10 ran over the new Berlin–Hanover line. The next major change to Intercity services came about in 2002, with the opening of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line largely to replace

1185-578: A small number of services have been operated by multiple units : early services were operated by the VT 11.5 and Class 403 (1973) TEE units, while Nuremberg to Dresden route, was briefly operated by Class 612 DMUs in Intercity livery. This service was later classified as an Interregio-Express (part of DB Regio ) and the units were painted in standard DB red. Through service on that route has since been withdrawn altogether with Mitteldeutsche Regio Bahn serving

1264-431: A state, and Interrail are also available. These Länder-Tickets offer group tickets, where up to five people can travel on a single ticket. Regular travellers usually use weekly, monthly or annual passes for their connection or region; day or sometimes weekend passes exist in local transport primarily. The price system applies to some international destinations from Germany similarly, when bought at Deutsche Bahn, but it

1343-623: A train pair on line 32. Line 56 starts in Norddeich Mole and runs every two hours via Braunschweig to Leipzig. A few trains use an alternative route from Emden Außenhafen station . Peine is served by two trains in the direction of Leipzig and one in the direction of Emden. One pair of trains runs from Magdeburg via Potsdam and Berlin to Cottbus; it is the only long-distance service to stop at some stations. The other trains run via Köthen and Halle to Leipzig. Intercity 2 sets have been in service since December 2015. Between Norddeich Mole and Bremen,

1422-452: A world record for rail vehicles using three-phase power. The display boards on the platforms had been defective since December 2005 and were repaired by Deutsche Bahn in October 2008. Since February 2010, extensive refurbishment has been carried out at the station. Deutsche Bahn was funded by about €3 million from an economic stimulus package. The work was initially scheduled to be completed by

1501-634: Is a regional service at 30-minute intervals between Gütersloh and Hamm. There have been three services per hour to Bielefeld since December 2006. Gütersloh Hbf is served by the following lines: The station is covered by Der Sechser (“the six”) fares of the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund OWL (Ostwestfalen-Lippe transport association). In addition, transitional fares of the Münsterland-Tarif ( Verkehrsgemeinschaft Münsterland , Munsterland Transport Community) apply to Warendorf or Ahlen and

1580-604: Is a semi-independent division of Deutsche Bahn that operates long-distance passenger trains in Germany. It was founded in 1999 in the second stage of the privatisation of German Federal Railways under the name of DB Reise & Touristik and renamed in 2003. DB Fernverkehr operates all Intercity Express and Intercity trains in Germany as well as in some neighboring countries and several EuroCity and EuroCityExpress trains throughout Europe . Unlike its sister companies DB Regio and DB Cargo , DB Fernverkehr still holds

1659-451: Is a service approximately every hour. Since 16 June 2020, a pair of Railjet services have operated as ICE 27 between Berlin and Graz. Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll  [ de ] runs through coaches from Niebüll to Dagebüll Mole via the following stations. They do not run as IC services, but as NEG regional services: Only a few trains run on line 28, which connects Nuremberg with Munich via Augsburg. Since

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1738-502: Is also another new line 5, running from Dortmund to Munich. It was opened since 2 May 1985. The InterCity for 3a is also part of the TransEuropExpress: Some ICs switched between lines 4 and 5, 2 and 5 (Essen or Wuppertal), or 2 and 3 (Basel or Stuttgart). The network continued to evolve throughout the 1980s, and in the early 1990s it saw major changes. One major driving force for this was German reunification , which saw

1817-468: Is based on ICE 50 and supplements it with relief journeys on Fridays and Sundays as well as journeys on the " Mid-Germany Railway " ( Mitte-Deutschland-Verbindung , MDV). It was called line 50 between 2018 and December 2022. Line 51 MDV runs three pairs of trains between Düsseldorf/Cologne and Gera/Leipzig via Dortmund, Hamm, Soest, Lippstadt, Paderborn, Altenbeken, Warburg, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Bebra, Eisenach, Gotha and Erfurt. The services that relieve

1896-429: Is divided into various organizational units that perform their tasks with subsidiaries. DB Personenverkehr is the unit that manages passenger travel within Germany. Originally called Reise & Touristik ( English : Travel and Tourism), this group is responsible for the managing, servicing and running of German passenger services. This group is divided into DB Fernverkehr and DB Regio . DB Fernverkehr AG

1975-536: Is offered between Stuttgart and Zurich. Every two hours it is served by Deutsche Bahn IC2 runs from Stuttgart to Singen. Two pairs of trains continue to Konstanz from Monday to Friday. To continue to Zurich, it is usually necessary to change trains in Singen to a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) service. In the other hour there is a direct connection operated by SBB from Stuttgart to Zurich, but with fewer intermediate stops. Line 87 will be fully converted to Intercity 2 trains when

2054-590: Is often advisable to compare prices of the respective train operators involved. [REDACTED] Media related to Deutsche Bahn at Wikimedia Commons Intercity (Deutsche Bahn) Intercity , often shortened to IC , is the second-highest train classification in Germany, after the Intercity Express (ICE). Intercity services are locomotive-hauled express trains , usually over long-distances. There are Intercity routes throughout Germany and routes generally operate every other hour, with multiple routes giving

2133-426: Is only served from March to October. A pair of trains runs from Norddeich Mole to Bonn-Bad Godesberg and from Bad Godesberg to Emden. A pair of trains runs daily from Koblenz (on weekends from Cologne) to Bremerhaven-Lehe or from Bremerhaven-Lehe to Cologne. All IC trains running between Leer and Norddeich Mole can be used with local tickets. Since December 2023, some train pairs have been running as ICE 35 . Since

2212-661: Is ordered and paid for by the Bundesländer (states) or their respective regional train operation supervisors. Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years), in others, DB Regio's operations are decreasing, in North Rhine-Westphalia, their market share is expected to be lower than 50%. DB Regio rail services are divided into several regional companies: The bus services consist of 25 bus companies, which have subsidiary companies themselves. The Transport and Logistics division acted in

2291-593: Is owned by the Federal Republic. By the Constitution , the Federal Republic is required to retain (directly or indirectly) a majority of the infrastructure (the present DB Netze ) stocks. In 2008, it was agreed to "float" a portion of the business, meaning an end to the 100% share the German Federal Republic had in it, with a plan that 25% of the overall share would be sold to the private sector. However

2370-710: Is seeking the resumption of passenger services on the Teutoburg Forest Railway ( Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn ) line to Harsewinkel and Verl in December 2016. If this is realized trains would run via a new rail connection to the TWE and stop on platform 1. In long-distance traffic, the station is served every two hours by an Intercity service on line IC 55 between Stuttgart and Dresden . During early or late hours some Intercity-Express services also stop in Gütersloh. There

2449-657: Is the U.S. arm of Deutsche Bahn AG. As early train operator, DB Engineering & Consulting will assist CHSRA with planning, designing and implementing the state's high-speed rail program. Deutsche Bahn purchased Arriva in August 2010 off the London Stock Exchange . To satisfy the European Commission , Arriva's German operations were rebranded Netinera and sold. As of July 2022, Arriva operated 15,700 buses and 800 railway vehicles in 14 European countries, mainly in

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2528-567: Is the second-largest transport company in Germany, after the German postal and logistics company Deutsche Post / DHL . DB provides both long-distance and regional transport, serving around 132 million long distance passengers and 1.6 billion regional passengers in 2022. In 2022, DB transported 222 million tons of cargo. The group is divided into several companies, including DB Fernverkehr (long-distance passenger), DB Regio (local passenger services) and DB Cargo (rail freight). The Group subsidiary DB Netz also operates large parts of

2607-660: Is what the GO in Infra GO stands for in German: ' G emeinwohl o rientierte.' DB Engineering & Consulting , which is responsible for construction supervision, construction planning and maintenance , is also assigned to this department without being part of a business area. Via its subsidiary DB Engineering & Consulting, DB signed a memorandum of understanding with Iranian rail operator Bonyad Eastern Railways (BonRail) in May 2017 and shortly after

2686-595: The BahnCard discount cards, which are available as BahnCard 25 (25% discount on Flexpreis and Sparpreis), BahnCard 50 (50% discount on Flexpreis and 25% discount on Sparpreis), and BahnCard 100 (unlimited travel on all Deutsche Bahn trains, a few private train companies and also in many local transport associations). Other special tickets, such as the Länder-Tickets ("state tickets"), which give unlimited journeys on local trains and in many transport associations within

2765-559: The Berlin Wall , and German reunification in 1990. On 1 January 1994 Deutsche Reichsbahn and Deutsche Bundesbahn were merged to form one company, Deutsche Bahn , the successor organisation to the Reichsbahn. At the same time, Deutsche Bahn adopted its current logo and DB abbreviation. Kurt Weidemann modernised the logo and typographer Erik Spiekermann designed a new corporate font known as DB Type . When Deutsche Bahn

2844-583: The British Royal Train and also has interests in Eastern Europe . It is possible to obtain train times for any journey in Europe from Deutsche Bahn 's website. Trans-Eurasia Logistics is a joint venture with Russian Railways (RŽD) that operates container freight trains between Germany and China via Russia . The railway network in Germany dates back to 1835 when the first tracks were laid on

2923-576: The Class 181 to France and Luxembourg or the Class 180 into the Czech Republic and Poland . After German reunification , former Deutsche Reichsbahn locomotives could be found on Intercity services – not only the Class 180s, but the 112 (electric) and 219 (diesel) locos. While the 219s have been retired, the 112s are now solely used on Regional-Expresses due to their top speed of 160 km/h. While most Intercity trains have been loco-hauled,

3002-503: The InterRegio – was created in the late-1980s, replacing the old D-Zug services, providing semi-fast services to complement Intercity trains. The new changes on 31 May 1992 were as follows: From 1996, IC line 8 was connected from Berlin to Hamburg, which together with IC line 7 between the two cities, which ran until 1998, created an hourly service. IC line 5 ran from 1997 via Hanover Magdeburg and Leipzig to Dresden instead of Berlin. as

3081-648: The Königliche Eisenbahndirektion Hannover ( railway division of the Prussian state railways of Hanover) built another extension at the turn of the century. After the neo-classical entrance building was demolished for the quadruplication of the Hamm–Minden line, Deutsche Reichsbahn -Gesellschaft (DRG) opened a new monumental station building at its present location on the street then called Queckwinkel on 21 December 1925. The extensive rebuilding of

3160-534: The Teutoburg Forest Railway ( Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn , TWE), which formerly ran passenger services towards Hövelhof and Ibbenbüren . This terminus is still used occasionally for museum services operating as the Teuto-Express . Deutsche Bahn The Deutsche Bahn AG ( IPA: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈbaːn] ; abbreviated as DB or DB AG ) is the national railway company of Germany, and

3239-568: The United Kingdom over widespread cancellations of railway services and numerous delayed services operated by Deutsche Bahn in Britain, under its Northern brand. This resulted in Britain's Minister of Transport, Chris Grayling, setting up an enquiry into whether the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary had breached its contractual agreement to provide railway services in the north of England. He warned that if

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3318-525: The West Rhine Railway , a major trunk route for Intercity services. While previous high speed lines in Germany had been designed for mixed usage, and could be used by Intercity trains, this line can only be operated by new ICE 3 units. This, along with the introduction of another generation of ICEs, the ICE T , saw large numbers of Intercity routes converted to ICE . Meanwhile, the InterRegio classification

3397-631: The financial crisis of 2008 , and the Bahntower lease was extended. Construction of the new headquarters building was started in 2017 under the title " Cube Berlin " according to the designs by 3XN. Finished in February 2020, the Cube will house the legal offices of Deutsche Bahn, but not become the main headquarters. The second step of the Bahnreform (railway reform) was carried out in 1999. All rolling stock, track, personnel, and real assets were divided between

3476-525: The 2018 annual timetable, a daily pair of trains has again been running between Düsseldorf and Luxembourg. Until December 2014, this section was part of line 35. ( Stadler KISS ) double-deck multiple units of the CFL are used. On the Koblenz–Trier railway , the train runs as an RE, between Koblenz and Düsseldorf as an IC on behalf of DB Fernverkehr with the option of reserving seats and taking bicycles. Line 51

3555-478: The 2024 annual timetable, the IC has been running between Westerland, Dagebüll and Berlin as part of line 29. Keitum and Klanxbüll are only served by the southbound train, while Dagebüll Kirche, Maasbüll and Deezbüll are only served by the northbound train. Since the start of the 2024 annual timetable, the line only consists of IC 2012/2013 train pair ( Allgäu ). ICE train pair ICE 32 118/119 ( Bodensee ) also runs on

3634-468: The German railway infrastructure , making it the largest rail network in Europe. The company generates about half of its total revenue from operating rail transport , with the other half of the business comprising further transport and logistics businesses, as well as various service providers. The company generates further revenue through public transport contracts and support services for infrastructure maintenance and expansion. The Deutsche Bahn Group

3713-407: The IC 2238/2239 train pair, which also connects Leipzig with Rostock via Magdeburg and Schwerin, but runs beyond Rostock to Warnemünde Line 60 ran between Karlsruhe and Munich every two hours until December 2022. It is now operated as ICE 60 . Line 61 runs every two hours between Karlsruhe and Leipzig. Schorndorf is only served by two trains in the morning towards Nuremberg and by two trains in

3792-475: The ICE line during peak hours are grouped as line 51 E . The "E" stands for Entlastungsverkehr (relief traffic). Line 55 runs every two hours from Dresden via Leipzig, Magdeburg, Hanover, Dortmund, Hagen and Wuppertal to Cologne. With the annual timetable change in December 2022, the line was extended to Stuttgart as a replacement for line 30. Since December 2023, one train pair has continued to/from Tübingen, replacing

3871-638: The Netherlands with some operating under the EuroCity brand. The idea for Intercity services on the Deutsche Bundesbahn network was first proposed in 1967, inspired by the success of British Rail 's InterCity brand. After some planning, the proposal was approved in 1969, and the services were finally introduced in September 1971, after some delays in delivery of new coaching stock. The original network consisted of four lines, operating every two hours, and connecting

3950-495: The United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2019, Deutsche Bahn unsuccessfully tried to sell the business. In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed on terms to sell Arriva to I Squared Capital , with the transaction scheduled to be completed in 2024. The sale was completed on 4 June 2024 at a reported price of £1.4bn. DB also has interests abroad, owning the United Kingdom's largest rail freight operator, DB Cargo UK , which also operates

4029-526: The company came to an agreement with DSV of Denmark, a logistics company; in the agreement, DSV will acquire Schenker from Deutsche Bahn for $ 15.84 billion. Trains in Germany are classified by their stopping pattern, average speed and level of comfort provided: Just as ICE, EC and (few) IC cross European borders, train categories of other operators cross into Germany and are operated in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn: There are several other operators in Germany which sometimes offer other categories, also,

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4108-490: The company was found to be in breach of its contractual agreements it could be banned from running railway services in the United Kingdom. The rail carrier reported a €1 billion half year net loss stemming from investments to repair its rail network, strikes and bad weather in July of 2024. As a result, Deutsche Bahn announced that they would shed 30,000 administrative jobs, roughly equal to 9% of their workforce. In September 2024,

4187-478: The completion of the new entrance hall in a simpler form in 1953, today's station had taken form adjoining the eastern end of inner city. The first test train, hauled by electric locomotive E10 438, ran on 25 September 1968, and official services commenced in Gütersloh Hbf with a special train hauled by 112498-1 on 29 September 1968. Since that day, the section between Hamm and Wunstorf has been electrified and

4266-452: The end of March 2011. All four platform edges of the two island platforms have been raised and adapted for the visually impaired. Comprehensive lighting and new equipment was also installed at the station. In addition, passenger lifts were put into operation on the platforms on 23 December 2011. The temporary lifts that were previously used have now been removed. The Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund OWL ( Ostwestfalen-Lippe transport association)

4345-491: The evening towards Stuttgart. Since the line runs via Pforzheim, it only uses part of the Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway . Since December 2018, the line has been gradually converted to operation with Intercity 2 sets. Between Frankfurt and Stuttgart and between Stuttgart and Salzburg, the line runs every 2 hours. Since December 2023, the trains pairs operated by DB have been running as ICE 62 services and only

4424-461: The extensive rail facilities, which replaced all the level crossings with underpasses, was completed in 1930 with the opening of the new freight yard beyond the freight tracks on Langer Weg. The ticket hall and the south wing (with the ticket office, express freight and baggage handling facilities) were damaged by air raids on 14 March 1945 and blown up by American troops in April 1945. For about six years it

4503-432: The first lines in Germany to be upgraded for scheduled services at 200 km/h in 1979 and, since then, the two platforms on the main tracks 2 and 3 runs are regularly passed at the 200 km/h maximum speed. On 26 November 1985, at 11:29, an InterCityExperimental train fully occupied with passengers on the line between Gutersloh and Hamm reached a speed of 317 km/h. This was a new German record for rail vehicles and

4582-641: The important link between the Ruhr and Hanover has been open for continuous electrical operations. Since 1973, Gütersloh Hbf has always served as a starting point for testing high-speed train operations by the Bundesbahn Central Offices (BZA) in Minden . In September 1973 an electric locomotive of class 103 reached a speed of 252.9 km/h on a test section between Gütersloh and Neubeckum . The 58.0 km-long section between Brackwede and Hamm became one of

4661-700: The installation of ETCS equipment on the Swiss network is completed. Local transport tickets are also valid from Stuttgart to Singen/Konstanz. A few trains have been extended to Frankfurt. A pair of trains (IC 460/461) runs on a side branch of the line to/from Vienna. Six pairs of trains run daily on the EuroCity-Express line 88 operated with RABe 503 multiple units of the SBB, which are classified as Eurocity between Lindau-Reutin and Zurich. Line 89 runs every two hours from Munich to Verona. There are also two pairs of trains in

4740-503: The largest cities in West Germany . At this time, Intercity trains were first-class only. The original lines were: Gradually, the Intercity network started to expand, and with the introduction of the Class 103 locomotives, 200 km/h running was possible. Services were increased in frequency to hourly, and second class accommodation was provided – in 1979 this was promoted with the slogan "every hour, every class". Additionally, there

4819-721: The line supplements the heavily used Eurocity line 27 to Prague and has connected Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) since it opened. Since the Stadler KISS multiple units used on IC route 17 are owned by the Austrian WESTbahn and are serviced in Vienna, a pair of trains runs six times a week overnight between Rostock and Vienna via Nuremberg. Intercity rolling stock is used for one train pair on ICE/IC line 24. It runs from Hamburg via Hanover, Kassel and Würzburg to Augsburg where

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4898-773: The line. Trains run every two hours between Frankfurt and Siegen. Two pairs of trains run at high speed from Siegen via Unna and Hamm to Münster and continue via Emden to Norddeich Mole; the other six train pairs take over almost all stops for regional traffic and run to Dortmund or via Dortmund to Münster. These slower trains can also be used between Dillenburg and Iserlohn-Letmathe with local tickets. The first train on Mondays to Fridays towards Dortmund runs from Stuttgart via Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Frankfurt Airport. Trains run every two hours between Emden and Cologne. Some trains start at Norddeich Mole or Emden Außenhafen . South of Cologne, individual trains continue to Koblenz and on weekends to Konstanz or Stuttgart. Emden Außenhafen

4977-429: The locomotive change at Bad Bentheim is no longer needed making the train around 30 minutes faster. One to two pairs of trains daily (IC 2241/2242, Sunday IC 2343/2240) do not go to the Netherlands, but instead run from Osnabrück to Münster. Until 2010, this line was run as ICE 87, but as there were not enough ICE T sets available due to several problems, locomotive-hauled Intercity trains were used. An hourly service

5056-532: The market with the business units DB Schenker and DB Cargo , which were combined under the umbrella of DB Schenker, and the Intermodal division, which operates in combined transport. In 2016, rail freight transport was separated from logistics and DB Schenker Rail was renamed DB Cargo . In cooperation with the logistics provider time:matters , DB also offers the transport of shipments weighing up to 20 kg on its EC/IC/ICE trains. The infrastructure division

5135-473: The morning hours to Bologna. Four pairs of trains run daily between Berlin and Warsaw. These are called the Berlin-Warszawa-Express and are operated by DB Fernverkehr and Polskie Koleje Państwowe . They differ visually from the typical IC cars. In addition, a pair of trains runs via Gdańsk to Gdynia and a pair of trains to Kraków. Originally, all Intercity services had names, usually named after

5214-478: The network expand across the former East Germany , but also the opening of two high-speed lines in 1991: Mannheim to Stuttgart and Hannover to Würzburg . The first generation ICEs were introduced around this time, and took over most services on the Hannover – Fulda corridor, while the remaining services expanded in all directions. The routes on 2 June 1991 were as follows: Meanwhile, a new type of express train –

5293-414: The next morning on the same ticket is usually of advantage. Seat reservations are included only for first class tickets and seating capacity is not always assured, even for tickets valid on one particular connection only. Local trains (S, RB, RE, IRE) also accept tickets issued by local transport associations , which can also be used on buses, trams, and U-Bahn trains. DB offers concessionary fares with

5372-624: The onset of the financial crisis of 2007–08 saw this cancelled. In 2014, the Jewish community of Thessaloniki demanded that the Deutsche Bahn , which is the successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn , should reimburse the heirs of Greek Holocaust victims of Thessaloniki for train fares that they were forced to pay for their deportation from Thessaloniki to Auschwitz and Treblinka between March and August 1943. In June 2018 controversy grew in

5451-580: The role of IC trains has diminished slightly. Nonetheless, Intercity trains still offer a high standard of average speed and comfort; all routes offer first class coaches, and most include some sort of catering, though all buffet cars and restaurant cars were retired in 2023. Several IC services are composed of older coaches while being gradually replaced with newer Intercity 2 trainset rolling stock with some lines also being upgraded to ICE services and trainsets. A number of German Intercity services serve destinations outside Germany, usually to Austria and

5530-589: The subsidiaries of DBAG: DB Reise & Touristik AG (long-distance passenger service, later renamed DB Station & Service AG (operating the stations)). This new organisational scheme was introduced not least to implement European Community directive 91/440/EEC that requires open access operations on railway lines by companies other than those that own the rail infrastructure. In December 2007, DB reorganised again, bringing all passenger services into its DB Bahn arm, logistics under DB Schenker and infrastructure and operations under DB Netze . The DB

5609-470: The train pairs operated by ÖBB have been running as EC services. One pair of trains runs between Frankfurt and Graz ( Chiemgau ) and Saarbrücken and Graz ( Dachstein ). Three pairs of trains run every four hours on line 75 between Hamburg and Copenhagen, replacing ICE line 75 since the 2018 timetable. Until the 2019 timetable change, they ran via Puttgarden, where they were loaded onto a ferry to Rødby and then continued to Copenhagen. Due to construction work,

5688-470: The train splits, with one portion continuing to Munich and Berchtesgaden and the other continuing to Oberstdorf. Intercity rolling stock are used for some rotations on ICE/IC line 26. On the main route of EC line 27, Intercity and Eurocity services run every two hours between Hamburg and Prague. A pair of trains continue to Budapest. One pair of trains a day runs between Westerland or Dagebüll and Berlin. Between Berlin and Dresden, together with line 17, there

5767-447: The trains have been running across the Danish mainland since December 2019, which, together with line 76, creates a two-hour service between Hamburg and Padborg. Line 77 runs between Amsterdam and Berlin every two hours. Since December 2023, the train does not stop at Almelo , Ibbenbüren , Bad Oeynhausen , Minden , Wolfsburg and Stendal anymore and due to the new Vectron locomotives

5846-483: The trains run one hour later than the Lower Saxony RE 1 services; on this section they can be used with local transport tickets. This also applies to the free ride for severely disabled people. Three pairs of trains are used daily on line 57. The IC 2230/2233 train pair connects Magdeburg with Hamburg. There is also the IC 2234/2235 train pair, which connects Leipzig with Rostock via Magdeburg and Schwerin, and

5925-473: The whole area is covered by the state-wide NRW-tariff fares. Directly opposite the entrance to the station is a central bus station. From here, the Gütersloh urban area is served by the star-shaped city bus network of Stadtwerke Gütersloh . There are also regional bus services to neighbouring towns. At walking distance beyond the main post office and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße is the Gütersloh Nord station of

6004-450: Was abolished, and many of its services converted into Intercity routes. As a result, the character of Intercity has changed. Having been on an almost equal footing with the ICE, it is very much secondary. While it still provides a high quality of service, trains now stop more frequently, and are more commonly found on lesser routes. Most current IC trains convey fewer first-class coaches, more open seating as opposed to compartments , and

6083-472: Was divided into the DB Netz (rail infrastructure), DB Station&Service (stations and services) and DB Energie (Energy) business units. At the end of December 2023, DB Netz merged with DB Station&Service to create DB InfraGO AG. The new company is intended to reduce poor communication between the two previously separate infrastructure firms and to be more 'oriented towards the common good.' In fact, that

6162-626: Was formed in January 1994, it became a joint stock-company, and was designed to operate the railways of both the former East and West Germany after unification in October 1990 as a single, uniform, and private company. There are three main periods of development in this unified German railway: its formation, its early years (1994–1999), and the period from 1999 to the present. Originally, DBAG had its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main but moved to Potsdamer Platz in central Berlin in 1996, where it occupies

6241-404: Was necessary to buy tickets and to despatch baggage a temporarily constructed shed on the station forecourt. Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) incorporated the north wing, which was still-standing and included a station restaurant and waiting room, in the reconstruction. The new south wing was built on the foundations of the previous building as an extended building and reinaugurated on 3 October 1951. With

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