🇩🇪 Operator
Train routes operated by DB / NS
2 routes · high-speed 2
DB / NS runs 2 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,081 km of railway across 2 countries. The longest is the ICE International at 641 km; the fastest is the ICE International, running up to 300 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 2000. 2 of its routes cross an international border.
Open the world railway map →- Routes here
- 2
- Total length
- 1,081 km
- Countries
- Germany, Netherlands
- Fastest
- ICE International · 300 km/h
- Longest
- ICE International · 641 km
- Oldest line here
- 2000
High-speed (2)
- ICE International
Upgraded to new ICE 3neo trains in late 2025, replacing loco-hauled Intercitys on the roughly six-hour cross-border run to the Dutch capital.
Wikipedia (DE) ↗ - ICE International
ICE 3M multi-system sets leave Amsterdam and, past Cologne, dive onto the 300 km/h Cologne–Rhine/Main line with its motorway-style gradients.
Wikipedia (DE) ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does DB / NS run?
2 of the routes in this atlas are DB / NS services, covering 1,081 km across 2 countries (Germany, Netherlands). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest DB / NS train?
The ICE International, Amsterdam to Frankfurt, at up to 300 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 3 h 56 min over 440 km.
Does DB / NS run night trains?
Not in this atlas. All 2 DB / NS routes listed here are daytime services.
Which is the longest DB / NS route?
The ICE International, 641 km from Berlin to Amsterdam, taking 6 h 44 min at its fastest. The oldest line DB / NS runs over here opened in 2000.
Countries DB / NS runs in
- 🇩🇪 Train routes in Germany 115 routes
- 🇳🇱 Train routes in Netherlands 15 routes
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