EC 8 Zürich Hauptbahnhof → Köln Hbf → Hamburg Altona

Route Details:

Operator: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen;DB Fernverkehr AG
Train Type: Long Distance Train
Route Length: 1067.4 km
Travel Time: 426 min
Average Speed: 150 km/h
Maximum Speed: 200 km/h

Speed Profile:

Please note: Only the maximum speed of the rails are used for speed calculations. Because of signalling, individual maxspeed for different rolling stocks, tilting technology and economic reasons the actually driven speed can be different. Time needed for boarding is also not evaluated.

Railway Details:

Railway Operators: DB Netz AG (58.4 %), DB Netz (13.4 %), SBB (8.7 %), N/A (19.5 %)
Railway Users: mixed traffic (35.8 %), passenger traffic (5.1 %), N/A (59.2 %)
Electrification: 15000 V / 16.7 Hz AC (100 %), 0 V / DC (0 %)
Structures: 32.7 km in tunnels (3.1 %), 22.8 km on bridges (2.1 %), 34.6 km on embankments (3.2 %), 7 km in cuttings (0.7 %), 970.3 km on ground level (90.9 %)
Gaps in Route: 0

Map of Route and Stops:

Train Details:

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Train Name: DB Baureihe 101 mit 12 IC-Wagen
Train Type: Long Distance Train
Maximum Speed: 200 km/h
Weight empty: 588 t
Power: 6400 kW
Maximum Torque: 300 Nm
Maximum Brake Acceleration: 0.9 m/s²
Length: 341 m
Seats: 206