NSB InterCity Express

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A BM70 unit at Hamar.
A BM70 unit at Hamar.
A BM73b unit at Trollhättan.
A BM73b unit at Trollhättan.

NSB InterCity Express or ICE is a premium medium distance railway service provided by Norges Statsbaner on the routes Lillehammer - Oslo - Skien (parts of Dovrebanen, Gardermobanen and Vestfoldbanen) and Oslo - Halden - Göteborg (Østfoldbanen) with hourly headway. NSB operates 16 BM70 and 6 BM73 units on the service.

[edit] History

The service was introduced in 1992 when 16 brand new BM 70 units were delivered. The new services would offer hourly headway on the involved routes, bypassing many smaller stops that would be served by commuter trains. The extension to Göteborg is only offered thrice each day. In 2000 the service was supplemented with six BM 73b units, and for some years the ICE trains were partially branded as NSB Agenda.