Heinrich Heine (train)

Heinrich Heine

Overview
Service type	Trans Europ Express (TEE) (1979–1983) InterCity (IC) (1985–1989) EuroCity (EC) (1989–2003)
Locale	Germany France
First service	28 May 1979 (1979-05-28)
Last service	14 December 2003 (2003-12-14)
Former operator(s)	Deutsche Bundesbahn / Deutsche Bahn
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz (France) 15 kV 16.7 Hz (Germany)
Route map Legend Paris Est Metz-Ville Saint-Avold Forbach France Germany Saarbrücken Hbf Homburg (Saar) Hbf Kaiserslautern Hbf Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf Mannheim Hbf Frankfurt Hbf Fulda Eisenach Erfurt Hbf Weimar Leipzig Hbf Dresden-Neustadt Dresden Hbf Bad Schandau Germany Czech Republic Děčín Ústí nad Labem Prague-Holešovice Prague hl.n. This diagram: view talk edit

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]