What is Intercity Express?
{{redirect|Ice Train|the American professional wrestler|Ice Train (wrestler)}} {{Infobox rail | railroad_name = Intercity Express | logo_filename = ICE-Logo.svg | logo_size = 100 | system_map = | map_caption = | map_size = | marks = | image = DB_AG_406_001-8.jpg | image_size = 250 | image_caption = A German [[ICE 3]] trainset | locale = '''Germany''', Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and France. Formerly Denmark. | start_year = 1985 | end_year = present | predecessor_line = See [[#History|History]] | successor_line = | gauge = 1,435mm [[Standard-gauge railway|Standard gauge]] | length = | hq_city = | website = {{official URL}} }} [[File:ICE Network.png|thumb|right|ICE-Networkmap {{legend|#C20000|High-speed lines for 300 km/h (186 mph)}} {{legend|#C28800|High-speed lines for 250 km/h (155 mph) or more}} {{legend|#000080|Upgraded lines for 200–230 km/h (124–143 mph)}} {{legend|#888888|Conventional lines, often upgraded for 160 km/h (100 mph)}}]] The '''Intercity-Express''' (abbreviated: '''ICE'''; sometimes stylized as ''InterCityExpress''), is a category of high speed [[Railway|trains]], which are operated by [[DB Fernverkehr]] since 1991. It is the highest service and fare category (Class A) of rail in [[Germany]] and the flagship train of the German state railway, [[Deutsche Bahn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:1f4beed5-532d-41e7-acd6-f30ac77e72d1/Bef%C3%B6rderungsbedingungen%20der%20DB%20AG%20-%20Stand%2007.02.2022.pdf#page=11|title=Beförderungsbedingungen Deutsche Bahn AG|author=<!--Not stated-->|lang=de|date=7 February 2022|publisher=DB Vertrieb|access-date=11 February 2022|page=11}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> There are currently 259 trainsets in use. The trains have an operating speed of up to 300 km/h. They are one of fastest trains in the world. Some of the high-speed lines in Germany are: