{ "contentStorage": "postgres", "title": "ICE 43 (Hamburg – Basel)", "description": "ICE line 43 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Bremen, the Ruhr area, Cologne, Frankfurt Airport, Mannheim and Karlsruhe to Basel, with individual trains continuing to Zurich or Chur.", "url": "/en/concepts/ice-43.html", "entity": { "customFields": [ { "key": "line_headway", "value": "Zweistundentakt (mit Linie 42 Köln–Mannheim und Linie 12 Mannheim–Basel gemeinsame Stundentakte)" }, { "key": "line_last_extension", "value": "seit 2026: regelmäßiger Halt in Baden-Baden statt Offenburg (Tausch mit der Linie 20)" }, { "key": "line_max_speed", "value": "bis zu 250 km/h (ICE 4)" }, { "key": "line_operator", "value": "DB Fernverkehr AG" }, { "key": "line_owner", "value": "Deutsche Bahn AG (Betreiber: DB Fernverkehr AG)" }, { "key": "line_rolling_stock", "value": "ICE 4" }, { "key": "line_status", "value": "In Betrieb" }, { "key": "line_structure", "value": "Ausbaustrecken Hamburg–Bremen–Ruhrgebiet; Schnellfahrstrecke Köln–Rhein/Main zum Frankfurter Flughafen; ab Mannheim über die Rheintalbahn, ab Karlsruhe über Teile der noch nicht vollständig ausgebauten Strecke Karlsruhe–Basel" }, { "key": "line_termini", "value": "Hamburg-Altona – Basel SBB (einzelne Züge Zürich HB, Chur, Brig)" } ], "id": "concept_ice_43", "type": "concept", "title": "ICE 43 (Hamburg – Basel)", "slug": "ice-43", "summary": "ICE line 43 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Bremen, the Ruhr area, Cologne, Frankfurt Airport, Mannheim and Karlsruhe to Basel, with individual trains continuing to Zurich or Chur.", "status": "published", "categories": [ "category-transit" ], "tags": [ "tag-rail" ], "sources": [ { "id": "wikipedia", "title": "ICE-Verkehr — Wikipedia", "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE-Verkehr", "locator": "Linientabelle; abgerufen 2026-10-28" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "List of Intercity-Express lines — Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intercity-Express_lines", "locator": "Abschnitt Line 43; abgerufen 2026-10-28" } ], "createdAt": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00", "updatedAt": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00", "updatedBy": "user:admin", "revision": 4, "body": "## Overview\n\nICE line 43 connects northern Germany with Switzerland. It runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Hamburg Hbf, Bremen, Osnabrück, Münster and Dortmund to Cologne, onward via the Cologne–Rhine/Main high-speed line to Frankfurt Airport and via Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg to Basel. Individual trains run via Zurich to Chur or into the Valais. Trains of the ICE 4 series are used.\n\n## Operator\n\nThe operator is [[organization_db_fernverkehr|DB Fernverkehr (DB Long-Distance Transport)]].\n\n\n## History\n\nLine 43 runs two-hourly between Hamburg and Basel; individual trains run to Zurich/Chur or into the Valais. Until 2025, one train pair began and ended in Binz or Hanover; in its place, individual services to Zurich/Chur or Brig operate. Since 2026 the trains have regularly stopped in Baden-Baden instead of Offenburg, swapped with line 20.\n## Major stations\n\nThe line serves, among others, the following stations:\n\n- Hamburg-Altona\n- Hamburg Hbf\n- Bremen Hbf\n- Osnabrück Hbf\n- Münster (Westf) Hbf\n- Dortmund Hbf\n- Essen Hbf\n- Düsseldorf Hbf\n- Köln Hbf\n- Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Fernbahnhof\n- Mannheim Hbf\n- Karlsruhe Hbf\n- Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf\n- Basel Bad Bf\n- Basel SBB\n\n## Further information\n\nline_frequency: two-hourly", "url": "/concepts/ice-43.html", "lang": "en", "availableLangs": [ "zh", "en" ], "conceptKind": "rail_line" }, "entities": null, "tags": [ { "id": "tag-rail", "slug": "rail", "name": "铁路", "names": { "zh": "铁路" }, "count": 58 } ], "mentions": [ { "fromId": "place_de_duesseldorf_flughafen", "fromTitle": "Düsseldorf Airport station", "fromUrl": "/en/places/de-duesseldorf-flughafen.html", "fromType": "place" }, { "fromId": "place_de_duesseldorf_hbf", "fromTitle": "Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof", "fromUrl": "/en/places/de-duesseldorf-hbf.html", "fromType": "place" }, { "fromId": "place_de_frankfurt_flughafen_fernbahnhof", "fromTitle": "Frankfurt Airport long-distance station", "fromUrl": "/en/places/de-frankfurt-flughafen-fernbahnhof.html", "fromType": "place" }, { "fromId": "place_de_koeln_hbf", "fromTitle": "Cologne Hauptbahnhof", "fromUrl": "/en/places/de-koeln-hbf.html", "fromType": "place" } ], "versions": [ { "revision": 4, "updatedAt": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00", "message": "当前版本", "hasSnapshot": true, "url": "/en/concepts/ice-43/at/4.html" } ], "lang": "en", "availableLangs": [ "zh", "en" ], "infoFields": [ { "key": "concept_kind", "label": "Concept kind", "value": "Rail line" }, { "key": "line_last_extension", "label": "Last extension", "value": "seit 2026: regelmäßiger Halt in Baden-Baden statt Offenburg (Tausch mit der Linie 20)" }, { "key": "line_termini", "label": "Termini", "value": "Hamburg-Altona – Basel SBB (einzelne Züge Zürich HB, Chur, Brig)" }, { "key": "line_structure", "label": "Structure", "value": "Ausbaustrecken Hamburg–Bremen–Ruhrgebiet; Schnellfahrstrecke Köln–Rhein/Main zum Frankfurter Flughafen; ab Mannheim über die Rheintalbahn, ab Karlsruhe über Teile der noch nicht vollständig ausgebauten Strecke Karlsruhe–Basel" }, { "key": "line_max_speed", "label": "Maximum speed", "value": "bis zu 250 km/h (ICE 4)" }, { "key": "line_status", "label": "Status", "value": "In Betrieb" }, { "key": "line_operator", "label": "Operator", "value": "DB Fernverkehr AG" }, { "key": "line_owner", "label": "Owner", "value": "Deutsche Bahn AG (Betreiber: DB Fernverkehr AG)" }, { "key": "line_rolling_stock", "label": "Rolling stock", "value": "ICE 4" }, { "key": "line_headway", "label": "Headway", "value": "Zweistundentakt (mit Linie 42 Köln–Mannheim und Linie 12 Mannheim–Basel gemeinsame Stundentakte)" } ], "mentionsTotal": 4 }