EuroCity Express

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ETR 610 / RABe 503 of the SBB in the Basel SBB train station .

EuroCity-Express , or ECE for short , is a type of train operated by Deutsche Bahn . The only pair of trains of this type has been running between Frankfurt am Main and Milan since December 2017 , with the train only being run as ECE in Germany ( Frankfurt (Main) Hbf to Basel Bad Bf ); in Switzerland and Italy, the train type is EuroCity .

In terms of the timetable, this is an extension of the EC Milano Centrale – Basel SBB to the north.

history

The train type was newly created with the timetable change on December 10, 2017, as the Frankfurt – Milan connection, driven with an ETR 610 of the Swiss Federal Railways , offers ICE- like travel times and comfort , according to Deutsche Bahn . Because the train would only have been classified as an EC in the second highest train type , the new EuroCity Express category was created based on the ICE , which is on an equal footing with the ICE.

vehicles

ETR610 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as ECE451 in Mannheim Hbf

Are used Alstom ETR 610 of the SBB . SBB RABe 503,022 was provided for the introduction of the compound with a tri-national design and November 17, 2017 Basel SBB on the name of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe baptized.

Tariff system

In Germany, the train is subject to the ICE fare. In Italy, however, it is sold as a conventional EuroCity. Since there is no tariff differentiation according to train category in Switzerland, there is no need to ask about a special category.

In cross-border traffic to Italy, a global price also applies , in which a seat reservation is included in the fare.

line

The only line to date has been offered since the 2017 timetable change and runs from Frankfurt Central Station via Mannheim , Karlsruhe , Freiburg and Basel to Milano Centrale station . On the outward journey (until June 2019 ECE / EC 151, then ECE / EC 451) it leads via Lucerne and through the Gotthard Base Tunnel , on the return journey (ECE / EC 52) through the Lötschberg Base Tunnel and Bern .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Why the railway is now sending an ECE onto the tracks. In: The world . October 17, 2017, accessed January 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Through the Gotthard: New direct train connection from Basel to Milan. In: Aargauer Zeitung . November 17, 2017, accessed January 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Deutsche Bahn introduces Eurocity Express as a new type of train. In: train travel blog . November 28, 2017, accessed January 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Database search - long-distance traffic database. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
  5. ↑ On one line: Deutsche Bahn will be using a completely new train from December. In: Chip Online . October 21, 2017, accessed January 7, 2018.