Local Trains
A new generation of local trains offers greater comfort and faster journey times.
It includes double-decker coaches, tilting coaches and double-decker rail buses.
Comfortable seats, spacious multi-purpose compartments and entry at platform level without steps are some of their features. The rolling stock is gradually undergoing further improvement.
Departure at regular intervals with easy-to-remember departure times, designed to connect without long waiting times, makes local travel and the transition from local to long-distance travel easy and pleasant.
The following local trains are available in Germany:
InterRegio-Express (IRE)
The InterRegio-Express connects cities and offers travelling in comfortable modern trains. It leaves at regular intervals and links local to long-distance trains.
Departure at regular intervals with easy-to-remember departure times, designed to connect without long waiting times, makes local travel and the transition from local to long-distance travel easy and pleasant.
The following local trains are available in Germany:
InterRegio-Express (IRE)
The InterRegio-Express connects cities and offers travelling in comfortable modern trains. It leaves at regular intervals and links local to long-distance trains.
Regionalbahn (RB)
The Regionalbahn offers basic service from all local stations. It provides the connection between the regions and the city centres. It also gives connections to the Regional-Express.
Stadt-Express (SE)
The Stadt-Express offers quick direct connections to city centres. Outside of the S-Bahn network it stops at all stations, within the S-Bahn network it only stops at selected stations.
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn runs frequently and is the basic means of travelling within cities and high density areas.
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn runs frequently and is the basic means of travelling within cities and high density areas.


