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Roadmap 2020 is a further milestone in strengthening railways and is the next step in the direction of the German cycle said DB passenger transport director Berthold Huber On 15 December we will open a new long-distance transport line for our customers consolidating supply on important routes in the German long-distance network and integrate new attractive travel destinations in our neighboring countries. With the new timetable DB is relying on a stronger connection of the connections and traffic growth between the metropolitan regions in Germany. On major ICE lines more trains are used increasing supply and space capacity. Even more Sprinter trains provide more connections Additional journeys on the ICE lines Berlin-Erfurt-Munich and Berlin-Braunschweig-Frankfurt Main ensure a gapless hourly service On particularly high-demand connections such as Hamburg-Rhine Ruhr further Sprinter and amplifier trains complement the existing hourly rate. Thus the supply between Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia increased by 15 percent.The offer between Berlin and Munich as well as between Hamburg and Cologne is growing by around 10 percent each. In a further step the DB will drive for the first time from the end of 2021 a 30-minute cycle between Hamburg and Berlin. This results in an unbeatable offer in terms of travel time comfort and climate balance between the two largest German cities. In the new timetable the railways can rely more and more on their new flagship ICE 4 Currently every three weeks a brand new ICE 4 comes on the rails. Overall the DB has ordered 137 ICE 4 trains. The ICE 4 has a higher seating capacity and the possibility to carry bicycles. Already next year more than 300 ICE vehicles will be on the way.The ICE 4 is being used for the first time along the Upper Rhine and in Switzerland. From December the ICE connection Hamburg-Frankfurt Main-Karlsruhe-Basel-Zurich-Chur will be largely driven by the ICE 4 which was previously served by the ICE 1. From June 2020 the ICE connection Berlin-Frankfurt Main-Karlsruhe-Basel-Bern-Interlaken will be added.With the timetable change in mid-December the new long-distance transport line Dresden-Berlin-Rostock will be launched. First with ten trips per day - and then from March 8 2020 every two hours and with 16 trips - the new line will permanently double the existing supply between large cities and regions in the Free State of Saxony Brandenburg Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Vorpommern. Six places receive a regular two-hour long-distance connection Elsterwerda Oranienburg Neustrelitz and Waren Mritz. In May 2020 Warnemnde and Berlins Schnefeld Airport will be added. In addition a roadmap developed in partnership with countries and authorities provides good connections from long-distance to local transport.Also on other connections the DB increases travel comfort. Instead of the intercity wagons used to date some of which are over 40 years old more and more modern ICE trains are being used. Passengers thus benefit from free Wi-Fi the ICE portal rest and family areas as well as toddler sections.New connections abroad and overnightThe new roadmap will make Europe even closer togetherTogether with the Czech Railways CD and the Austrian Federal Railways BB DB is offering a new Railjet connection Berlin-Dresden-Prague-Vienna-Graz from May.To Poland the offer is also improved Between Berlin and Warsaw shortens from summer 2020 the travel time in the Eurocity trains by 30 minutes.DB is also expanding its range of services at night as of the timetable change in cooperation with BB there will be a new intercity night service on the Zurich - Berlin and Zurich - Hamburg routes . The night ICs on these routes run in conjunction with the classic night trains of the BB.The new timetable will be valid from 15 December and the booking will begin on 15 October.Graphics are available in the right column under Downloads.
