Classic route
IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg
Karlsruhe → Nuremberg · Germany
IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg in pictures
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- Distance
- 295 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 93 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- DB Fernverkehr ↗
- Train
- DB Intercity
- Countries
- Germany
- In service since
- 1861
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The cross-country IC via the 1861 Remsbahn: Stuttgart, the Rems valley vineyards, then Aalen and Crailsheim’s hills to Nuremberg.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Deutsche Bahn — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
How long is the IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg?
The IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg runs 295 km from Karlsruhe to Nuremberg.
How long does the IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 10 min for the 295 km. That is an average of 93 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg?
DB Fernverkehr, with DB Intercity.
How old is the IC Karlsruhe–Nürnberg?
The line has been in service since 1861. 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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