Germany and France have launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris
An inside view of the first Paris-Berlin high speed train line that will operate Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 at the Gare de l'Est station in Paris. Germany and France on Monday launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris, a connection hailed as a symbol of a close friendship between the two countries and a sign of Europe's potential to attract more travelers to the rails.
The state-owned operator has embarked on a drive to improve the situation by 2027 and is aiming for punctuality of more than 75%. , a 70-kilometer stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, reopened Sunday — on time — after five months of closure for an overhaul of tracks, stations and other infrastructure.The new train stops en route in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and the French city of Strasbourg, one of the European Parliament's homes. The westbound train is scheduled to arrive in Paris just before 8 p.m., while the eastbound one arrives in Berlin just after 6 p.m.
The new Berlin-Paris ICE is part of the annual mid-December shakeup of European train timetables. Among other things this time around, there's also a new direct high-speed train connection between Munich and Amsterdam, a seven-hour journey.
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