Status Replaced by an ICE | ||
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Service type Fernzug (F)
(1952–1953)
(1958–1965)
Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1965–1971)
InterCity (IC)
(1971–1987)
EuroCity (EC)
(1987–1991) Locale Netherlands
Germany
Switzerland First service 18 May 1952 (1952-05-18) Last service 2 June 1991 (1991-06-02) Former operator(s) Deutsche Bundesbahn /
Deutsche Bahn (DB)
SBB-CFF-FFS | ||
The word Rheinpfeil was used to name a number of express trains that ran in Germany between the 1950s and 1991. For much of that period, a train carrying the name Rheinpfeil also linked Germany with at least one neighbouring country.
Rheinpfeil is a German word meaning "Rhine arrow", and alludes to the Rhine valley, which always formed part of the route of the train carrying that name.
During its time as a Trans Europe Express (TEE), the Rheinpfeil's formation (consist) included a "vista-dome car", a rarity on European railways. Seating in the dome car was unreserved.As Eurocity,nr 8/9,conveyed two through DB 2 clas carriages Hannover-Koln-Basel-Bern-Lotschberg Bergstrecke-Brig-Milano Porta Garibaldi-Florence-Rome,in summer 1990/1991,conveyed in EXP 324/5 Rome-Milan-Brig-Basel
Route
The core of the Rheinpfeil's route was the West Rhine Railway, a 185 km (115 mi) section of line through the Rhine valley:
The train continued southeast via Frankfurt Hbf and Wurzburg Hbf to Munich until its route was changed in 1979 to run via Mannheim Hbf and Karlsruhe Hbf towards Switzerland. However, the northern and southern termini of the train, varied a great deal over the years.