ICE 28 (Hamburg – Berlin – Munich)
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ICE line 28 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Berlin, Leipzig and Erfurt to Munich and, together with line 18, forms an hourly service between Hamburg and Nuremberg.

## Overview

ICE line 28 connects Hamburg-Altona via Hamburg Hbf, Wittenberge and Berlin-Spandau with Berlin and continues from there via Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Leipzig, Erfurt, Bamberg, Erlangen and Nuremberg to Munich. Unlike line 18, it runs via Leipzig instead of Halle. Individual trains begin or end in Kiel. Trains of the ICE 4 and ICE 1 series are used.

## Operator

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


## History

Line 28 runs from Hamburg-Altona via Berlin and Leipzig – unlike the otherwise similar line 18, which runs via Halle – to Munich. One train pair begins and ends in Kiel. In Coburg, because of the roughly twelve minutes longer journey time, only individual trains are served; between Nuremberg and Munich all trains run via Ingolstadt, with only one train stopping there southbound.
## Major stations

The line serves, among others, the following stations:

- Hamburg-Altona
- Hamburg Hbf
- Wittenberge
- Berlin-Spandau
- Berlin Hbf
- Berlin Südkreuz
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- Leipzig Hbf
- Erfurt Hbf
- Bamberg
- Nürnberg Hbf
- Ingolstadt Hbf
- München Hbf

## Further information

line_frequency: two-hourly (hourly service shared with line 18 Hamburg–Nuremberg)

Updated: 2026-10-29

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

Mentioned in:
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-berlin-hbf.html
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-hamburg-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
- Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-nuernberg-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 28; abgerufen 2026-10-28