Classic route
IC Köln–Norddeich
Cologne → Norddeich · Germany
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DB’s seaside Intercity: down the Rhine-Ruhr, through Münster and the Emsland flats to the North Sea pier at Norddeich Mole.
Stations
- 0 kmKöln Hauptbahnhof +6
- 40 kmDüsseldorf Hauptbahnhof +5
- 64 kmDuisburg Hauptbahnhof +5
- 71 kmOberhausen Hbf +1
- 89 kmGelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof
- 95 kmHerne-Wanne-Eickel Hbf
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- 105 kmRecklinghausen Hauptbahnhof
- 162 kmMünster (Westf) Hauptbahnhof +2
- 201 kmRheine +2
- 232 kmLingen (Ems)
- 252 kmMeppen
- 298 kmPapenburg
- 315 kmLeer (Ostfriesland) +1
- 342 kmEmden Hauptbahnhof +1
- 370 kmNorden +1
- 376 kmNorddeich +1
- 376 kmNorddeich Mole +1
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for a train that runs this route end to end, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 8 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 2206
Questions and answers
How long is the IC Köln–Norddeich?
The IC Köln–Norddeich runs 376 km from Cologne to Norddeich.
How long does the IC Köln–Norddeich take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h 32 min for the 376 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the IC Köln–Norddeich?
DB Fernverkehr, with DB Intercity.
How old is the IC Köln–Norddeich?
The line has been in service since 1856. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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