ICE 4 (Hamburg – Frankfurt)
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ICE line 4 is a Sprinter service of DB Fernverkehr AG connecting Hamburg-Altona with Frankfurt am Main four times daily via Hamburg and Hanover.

## Overview

ICE line 4 has operated since the timetable change in December 2025 as a Sprinter service between Hamburg-Altona and Frankfurt am Main via Hamburg, Hanover and Fulda. It runs four times daily in each direction and calls at only a few intermediate stops; one train path runs through to Flensburg, and in summer individual services continue to Padborg (Denmark). Trains of the ICE 1 and ICE 4 series are used. Line number 4 must not be confused with the identically named ICE 4 multiple unit (Class 412).

## Operator

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


## History

Line 4 operates as a Sprinter service between Hamburg and Frankfurt Airport. At the timetable change in December 2025 the service was expanded to four train pairs daily; one train path runs through to Flensburg, and in summer individual services continue on to Padborg. Line number 4 must not be confused with the identically named ICE 4 series.
## Major stations

The line serves, among others, the following stations:

- Hamburg-Altona
- Hamburg Dammtor
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hannover Hbf
- Fulda
- Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
- Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof

## Further information

line_frequency: four times daily per direction (Sprinter service)

Updated: 2026-10-28

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

Mentioned in:
- Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-frankfurt-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 4; abgerufen 2026-10-28