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Heinrich Heine (train)

The Heinrich Heine was an express train operated by Deutsche Bundesbahn, initially linking Frankfurt am Main and Dortmund. The train was named after the German poet and journalist Heinrich Heine.[1]

Overview

Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1979–1983)
InterCity (IC)
(1985–1989)
EuroCity (EC)
(1989–2003)

28 May 1979 (1979-05-28)

14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

25 kV 50 Hz (France)
15 kV 16.7 Hz (Germany)

History[edit]

Trans Europ Express[edit]

The Heinrich Heine was part of the IC79 scheme introduced on 28 May 1979. It was the "mirror" of the Goethe on the West Rhine Railway. Early in the morning Heinrich Heine left Frankfurt for a northbound trip and Goethe left Dortmund southbound. In the evening both trains ran in the opposite directions.[2] This concept of a pair of trains running at the same time on the same route in opposite directions was later applied as principle of the EuroCity network's schedule.

History of rail transport in France

History of rail transport in Germany

List of EuroCity services

List of named passenger trains of Europe