Photo: DPAThe new ICE high-speed train between the German capital and Munich made its first journey on Friday, with only select guests invited for the trip. The new “Sprinter” trains will take a brisk 3.55 hours to join the Bavarian capital with the federal Hauptstadt, blowing over two hours off current journey times. Three Sprinters will race from Munich to Berlin every day and vice-versa, stopping only in Erfurt and Nuremberg on their blistering journey. Other high-speed ICE trains will beat down the route at more regular intervals, but will stop more often, making their journey times 4.25 hours long. From December onwards, Frankfurt will be connected to Berlin with high-speed trains that depart every half hour.

Source: The Local June 16, 2017 13:52 UTC