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too, such as headphones and private lockers in which to stow purses, cameras, or
other valuables while you visit the BordRestaurant car. Some have video systems.
Changing trains
in Germany is a snap. In many cities, platforms are designed
in such a way that the train you need to transfer to may be standing immediately
across the platform from the train in which you arrive. Since most GermanRail
trains are often configured the same—first-class cars in the front, second-class
cars in the rear—you merely cross the platform to find the same type of accom-
modation on the connecting train.
Train platforms are divided into sections A to E. If you are traveling on a long-
distance train, consult the train configuration display to easily determine where you
will be sitting.
Just when we thought porters went the way of the dinosaur,
porter service
is
available in Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, and
Berlin Hbf Stations. The porters wear blue uniforms and red caps (€5 for first two
items of luggage).
ICE2s have ample legroom, electronic destination indicators on the
outside
of
the train cars, digital-display seat-reservation units above the seats, electronic
220V sockets for laptop computers, and increased facilities for the disabled; one
car has a family compartment. The newer ICE3 (NeiTec, or tilting) trains are more
high-tech and able to “tilt” to round curves at higher speeds.
Germany's
EuroCity (EC), InterCity (IC), D,
and
InterRegio (IR)
trains round
out the mainline service. Regional services are provided by trains designated RE,
RB, and SE. The
S-Bahn
(“Schnell,” or “fast”) rapid-transit system provides ser-
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