Metropolitan (train)

The Metropolitan (stylised as MetropolitaN) was a premium passenger train service between the cities of Cologne and Hamburg in Germany. Meant as an alternative to air transport, the first-class-only trains were operated from 1 August 1999 until 11 December 2004 by the Metropolitan Express Train GmbH (MET GmbH) based in Bad Homburg, a wholly owned subsidiary of the DB Fernverkehr AG wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG. Service was discontinued in December 2004 due to low usage and profitability; the trainsets were deployed in InterCity and Intercity Express traffic before being retired at the end of 2021, when they were offered for sale.

Metropolitan Express Train GmbH
DB Metropolitan train passing Dülmen station, March 2002
Overview
Fleet size4 locomotives, 2 trainsets
Stations called at4
Parent companyDB Fernverkehr AG (itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG)
HeadquartersBad Homburg
LocaleGermany
Dates of operation1 August 1999 (1999-08-01)11 December 2004 (2004-12-11)/10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
SuccessorICE Sprinter
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz
Operating speed200 km/h (120 mph), 220 km/h (140 mph)
Other
Websitewww.met.de
Route map

Hamburg Hbf
Lower Saxony
Bremen
Bremen
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Essen Hbf
Düsseldorf Hbf
Köln Hbf
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