ICE 11 (Berlin – Munich)
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ICE line 11 runs two-hourly from Berlin via Leipzig, Erfurt, Fulda, Frankfurt am Main, Mannheim and Stuttgart to Munich.

## Overview

ICE line 11 connects Berlin two-hourly via Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Leipzig, Erfurt and Eisenach with Fulda, Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim, continuing from there via Stuttgart, Ulm and Augsburg to Munich. It is the classic north–south axis via the Thuringia and Franconia valley routes and the Rhine Valley railway. Trains of the ICE 4 series are used.

## Operator

The operator is [DB Fernverkehr (DB Long-Distance Transport)](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/db-fernverkehr.html).


## History

Line 11 initially ran via Braunschweig to Frankfurt; with the timetable change in December 2017 it was rerouted via Erfurt, and the new line 13 took over the Braunschweig route. It uses the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed line between Leipzig and Erfurt as well as the Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed line. Since December 2022 it has run via the Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line.
## Major stations

The line serves, among others, the following stations:

- Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Berlin Hbf
- Berlin Südkreuz
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- Leipzig Hbf
- Erfurt Hbf
- Eisenach
- Fulda
- Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
- Mannheim Hbf
- Stuttgart Hbf
- Ulm Hbf
- Augsburg Hbf
- München Hbf

## Further information

line_frequency: two-hourly

Updated: 2026-10-28

Tags:
- 铁路 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/rail.html

Mentioned in:
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-berlin-hbf.html
- Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-frankfurt-hbf.html
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-hamburg-hbf.html
- Hanover Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-hannover-hbf.html
- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-leipzig-hbf.html
- Munich Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-muenchen-hbf.html
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-stuttgart-hbf.html

Sources:
- ICE-Verkehr — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE-Verkehr Linientabelle; abgerufen 2026-10-28
- List of Intercity-Express lines — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intercity-Express_lines Abschnitt Line 11; abgerufen 2026-10-28