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{{short description|Railway service of Deutsche Bahn}}
'''Intercity 2''', abbreviated as '''IC2''', refers to [[Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)|DB Intercity]] trains formed of [[Bilevel_rail_car|double-deck]] rolling stock. Such trains were first introduced by [[DB Fernverkehr|Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr]] in December 2015 to replace its aging IC coaches.
== Rolling Stock ==
=== Bombardier Twindexx ===
[[File:J24 221 Schönefelder Gruppe, 146 560.jpg|thumb|Twindexx Vario as "Intercity 2" with a [[DBAG Class 146]] locomotive.]]
In order to be able to modernize old Intercity cars and to increase the vehicle reserve of the long-distance traffic, [[Bombardier Twindexx]] double-deck coaches are used in [[inter-city rail]] traffic with a maximum speed (Vmax) of 160&nbsp;km/h.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.bahn.de/p/view/service/zug/fahrzeuge/ic_2.shtml|title=Der neue Intercity|first=Deutsche Bahn AG, Unternehmensbereich Personenverkehr, Marketing|last=eCommerce|date=|website=www.bahn.de|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref> The locomotive is a [[DBAG Class 146]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bahn.com/en/view/trains/long-distance/intercity-eurocity.shtml|title=Intercity (IC) and Eurocity (EC) trains|first=Deutsche Bahn AG, Unternehmensbereich Personenverkehr, Marketing|last=eCommerce|date=|website=www.bahn.com|accessdate=4 June 2019|archive-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210424/https://www.bahn.com/en/view/trains/long-distance/intercity-eurocity.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deutschebahn.com/pr-hamburg-de/hintergrund/themendienste/der_neue_ic_2-1310988|title=Intercity 2|author=|date=|website=www.deutschebahn.com|accessdate=4 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
These kinds of coaches are used in German [[Regional-Express]] trains, for Intercity services the coaches will get a more comfortable interior than in regional train double-decker coaches. In both classes only open coaches are provided, there will be no dining car.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/db-orders-double-deck-trains-for-long-distance-services.html|title=DB orders double-deck trains for long-distance services|date=12 January 2011|publisher=Railway Gazette International|access-date=2 June 2019|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602230649/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/db-orders-double-deck-trains-for-long-distance-services.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The double-decker coaches have been in service since 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://de.reuters.com/article/companiesNews/idDEBEE9AN01320131124 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201224748/http://de.reuters.com/article/companiesNews/idDEBEE9AN01320131124 | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 February 2014 | title=Bahn muss bis 2015 auf neue Doppelstock-Intercitys warten|date=24 November 2013|publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Unlike most previous IC stock the new trains, marketed as "InterCity 2" by DB have a top speed of 160&nbsp;km/h and are mainly intended for routes where higher speeds aren't possible or would offer little or no benefit with the ICE 4 to take over routes with maximum speeds between 160&nbsp;km/h and 250&nbsp;km/h. The IC2 is also intended to expand the Intercity network to cities that had lost their long-distance service upon withdrawal of the [[InterRegio#Germany|Interregio]].
=== Stadler KISS ===
[[File:2021-06-18 Stadler KISS BR 4110 at Wien Hauptbahnhof.jpg|thumb|Stadler KISS as "Intercity 2"]]
In 2020, 17 used Stadler KISS [[Electric_multiple_unit|EMUs]] were purchased from [[WESTbahn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://railway-news.com/stadler-kiss-trains-db-ic2/|title=Stadler KISS Trains to Operate DB IC2 Services|date=2020-02-05|website=Railway-News|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> These trains are able to operate at 200&nbsp;km/h. 4-car units are denoted Class 4110, 6-car units are denoted Class 4010.
A first batch of 4-car units started operating on the Dresden-Berlin-Rostock line in March 2020. 6-car units started operating on the Stuttgart-Singen-Zurich line in December 2022. These latter units replaced the loco-hauled IC2 consists that had been intended to operate Stuttgart-Singen-Zurich. Loco-hauled IC2 units were only able to operate Stuttgart-Singen but could not continue on to Switzerland as the manufacturer had failed to achieve approval for the [[European_Train_Control_System|ETCS]] safety system that is required for Switzerland.
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