postgres Since the timetable change in December 2025, ICE line 29 has run hourly as a Sprinter service between Berlin, Halle, Erfurt, Nuremberg and Munich with a journey time of around four hours. /en/concepts/ice-29/relation.html line_depots ICE-Werk München (ICE 3) line_headway Stundentakt (Sprinter, ca. 16 Zugpaare täglich) line_last_extension seit 14. Dezember 2025: Stundentakt mit 16 Sprinter-Zugpaaren täglich, kein Verkehr mehr nach Hamburg, Ingolstadt nur noch alle zwei Stunden line_max_speed bis zu 300 km/h (ICE 3) line_opened Dezember 2017 (wieder eingeführt) line_operator DB Fernverkehr AG line_owner Deutsche Bahn AG (Betreiber: DB Fernverkehr AG) line_rolling_stock ICE 3 line_status In Betrieb line_structure Ausbaustrecke Berlin–Halle; Schnellfahrstrecken Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle, Erfurt–Nürnberg (VDE 8) und Nürnberg–Ingolstadt line_termini Berlin – München Hbf concept_ice_29 concept ice-29

Since the timetable change in December 2025, ICE line 29 has run hourly as a Sprinter service between Berlin, Halle, Erfurt, Nuremberg and Munich with a journey time of around four hours.

published category-transit tag-rail wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE-Verkehr Linientabelle; abgerufen 2026-10-28 wikipedia-en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intercity-Express_lines Abschnitt Line 29; abgerufen 2026-10-28 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 4 ## Overview ICE line 29 connects Berlin with Munich via the VDE 8 (Erfurt–Nuremberg) and Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed lines. Since the timetable change on 14 December 2025 it has run hourly with around 16 train pairs daily and a journey time of about four hours; Ingolstadt is served only every two hours. Trains of the ICE 3 series are used. ## Operator The operator is [[organization_db_fernverkehr|DB Fernverkehr (DB Long-Distance Transport)]]. ## History Line 29 was reintroduced in December 2017 and initially connected Berlin and Munich with three train pairs daily in under four hours. At the timetable change in December 2018 the Sprinter service was expanded to five train pairs (two-hourly), and in December 2021 it was extended to Hamburg. Since 14 December 2025 the line has again run only between Berlin and Munich, now hourly with 16 Sprinter train pairs and a journey time of around four hours; all trains stop again in Halle and Erfurt. ## Major stations The line serves, among others, the following stations: - Berlin Hbf - Berlin Südkreuz - Halle (Saale) Hbf - Erfurt Hbf - Nürnberg Hbf - München Hbf ## Further information line_frequency: hourly (Sprinter service, approx. 16 train pairs daily) ## Rolling stock Trains of the ICE 3 series are used on line 29, reaching speeds of up to 300 km/h in regular service. The line runs as a Sprinter service with few intermediate stops and uses the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed line between Halle and Erfurt as well as the VDE 8 high-speed line between Erfurt and Nuremberg. Together with lines 18 and 28, this produces a half-hourly service between Erfurt and Nuremberg. /concepts/ice-29.html en zh en rail_line place_de_berlin_hbf Berlin Hauptbahnhof /en/places/de-berlin-hbf.html place place_de_muenchen_hbf Munich Hauptbahnhof /en/places/de-muenchen-hbf.html place place_de_nuernberg_hbf Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof /en/places/de-nuernberg-hbf.html place en zh en concept_kind Concept kind Rail line line_opened Opened Dezember 2017 (wieder eingeführt) line_last_extension Last extension seit 14. Dezember 2025: Stundentakt mit 16 Sprinter-Zugpaaren täglich, kein Verkehr mehr nach Hamburg, Ingolstadt nur noch alle zwei Stunden line_termini Termini Berlin – München Hbf line_structure Structure Ausbaustrecke Berlin–Halle; Schnellfahrstrecken Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle, Erfurt–Nürnberg (VDE 8) und Nürnberg–Ingolstadt line_max_speed Maximum speed bis zu 300 km/h (ICE 3) line_status Status In Betrieb line_operator Operator DB Fernverkehr AG line_owner Owner Deutsche Bahn AG (Betreiber: DB Fernverkehr AG) line_depots Depots ICE-Werk München (ICE 3) line_rolling_stock Rolling stock ICE 3 line_headway Headway Stundentakt (Sprinter, ca. 16 Zugpaare täglich) 1 50 0 0 3