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Deutsche Bahn (DB) operates जर्मनी's comprehensive rail नेटवर्क covering over 33,000 km of track. The ICE (InterCity Express) fleet connects major cities at speeds up to 300 km/h: Frankfurt to बर्लिन in 4 घंटाs, Hamburg to म्यूनिख in under 6 घंटाs, and Cologne to बर्लिन in about 4.5 घंटाs. InterCity (IC) and EuroCity (EC) ट्रेनs serve secondary मार्गs, while the Regional Express (RE) and S-Bahn नेटवर्कs handle commuter and regional travel. DB also operates extensive night ट्रेन सेवाs domestically and partners with ऑस्ट्रियाn OBB for cross-border Nightjet मार्गs to वियना, ज्यूरिख, रोम, and एम्स्टर्डम. जर्मनी introduced the Deutschland-टिकट in 2023 -- a EUR 49/month flat-rate टिकट for unlimited travel on all regional ट्रेनs, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams, and buses nationwide. This revolutionary pass has been adopted by millions of commuters and travelers. For long-distance ICE and IC travel, DB's Sparpreis (advance-purchase) किरायाs offer significant savings when booked weeks ahead via the DB Navigator app or bahn.de. The BahnCard (25 or 50) provides 25-50% छूट on all DB किरायाs for frequent travelers. जर्मनी is a central hub for European rail travel, with direct ICE सेवाs to पेरिस, एम्स्टर्डम, ब्रुसेल्स, वियना, ज्यूरिख, and Copenhagen. The Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed line (300 km/h) and the म्यूनिख-Nuremberg corridor are among Europe's fastest. Major construction projects are ongoing to expand high-speed capacity, including the new Stuttgart 21 underground स्टेशन and additional high-speed lines between major cities.