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# ICE 43 (Hamburg – Basel)

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.

## Overview

ICE 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.

## Operator

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


## History

Line 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.
## Major stations

The line serves, among others, the following stations:

- Hamburg-Altona
- Hamburg Hbf
- Bremen Hbf
- Osnabrück Hbf
- Münster (Westf) Hbf
- Dortmund Hbf
- Essen Hbf
- Düsseldorf Hbf
- Köln Hbf
- Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Fernbahnhof
- Mannheim Hbf
- Karlsruhe Hbf
- Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf
- Basel Bad Bf
- Basel SBB

## Further information

line_frequency: two-hourly

更新时间：2026-10-28

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## 来源

- 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 43; abgerufen 2026-10-28