The Intercity-Express, generally known by its initials ICE, is a family of high-speed trainsets that Deutsche Bahn introduced in 1991 to link major German cities and, on later routes, neighboring countries at speeds up to around 300 kilometers per hour. Built across several successive generations of trainset, it became the flagship of German passenger rail and a central part of the country's long distance intercity network.
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SignificanceHigh-speed rail system and service in Germany. 1 Sources
1. Intercity-Express, Wikipedia
History, start of service
The first regularly scheduled ICE trains ran from 2 June 1991 from Hamburg-Altona via Hamburg Hbf-Hannover Hbf-Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe-Fulda-Frankfurt Hbf-Mannheim Hbf and Stuttgart Hbf toward München Hbf.
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Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE) and running under this category is a high-speed rail system and service in Germany.
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In Group: European High-Speed Trainsets, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: European High-Speed Trainsets, Lead sentence
Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE (German pronunciation: [iːtseːˈʔeː] ) and running under this category) is a high-speed rail system and service in Germany.
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