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'''AiRail Service''' is offered by [[Deutsche Bahn]] AG in cooperation with [[Lufthansa]], [[American Airlines]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]. It is one example of several | '''AiRail Service''' is offered by [[Deutsche Bahn]] AG in cooperation with [[Lufthansa]], [[American Airlines]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]. It is one example of several dedicated [[air-rail alliance]]s currently{{when|date=February 2023}} operating worldwide. | ||
AiRail Service is currently offered between [[Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof]] (the long-distance railway station of [[Frankfurt International Airport]]) and 26 cities in Germany which include the central railway stations of [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne]], [[Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof|Dusseldorf]] and [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]]. | AiRail Service is currently offered between [[Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof]] (the long-distance railway station of [[Frankfurt International Airport]]) and 26 cities in Germany which include the central railway stations of [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne]], [[Dusseldorf Hauptbahnhof|Dusseldorf]] and [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart]]. | ||
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Right after arriving at the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Express Rail customers can quickly and conveniently drop off their baggage and also check in for their flight in the nearby AiRail Terminal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AiRail Check-in |url=https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en/airport-guide/check-in-and-luggage/airail-check-in.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.frankfurt-airport.com}}</ref> | Right after arriving at the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Express Rail customers can quickly and conveniently drop off their baggage and also check in for their flight in the nearby AiRail Terminal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AiRail Check-in |url=https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en/airport-guide/check-in-and-luggage/airail-check-in.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.frankfurt-airport.com}}</ref> | ||
AiRail Service uses the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]] (maximum speed of 300 km/h) and between [[Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway|Stuttgart and Mannheim]] (maximum speed of 250 km/h), rendering the train service faster and more reliable than air transport on the same route. | AiRail Service uses the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]] (maximum speed of 300 km/h) and between [[Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway|Stuttgart and Mannheim]] (maximum speed of 250 km/h), rendering the train service faster{{clarify|The plane's raw travel speed is faster than the Train's, and the train journey is only fastere than the plane journey accounting for other factors. What are these factors?|date=September 2025}} and more reliable than air transport on the same route. | ||
AiRail Service was established as [[Lufthansa Airport Express]] in 1982, when [[Deutsche Bundesbahn]] (now Deutsche Bahn AG) established a direct connection between [[Düsseldorf]] and Frankfurt Airport using the [[DB Class 403 (1973)|DB 403 "Donald Duck"]] [[Multiple unit|EMU]] with [[tilting train|tilting technology]] in Lufthansa livery. In 1990 they established the Stuttgart-Frankfurt connection after the [[Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway|high-speed train line between Stuttgart and Mannheim]] was opened. Both services were closed due to high cost in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Airport-Express der Lufthansa: Was wurde aus dem legendären Schnellzug? |trans-title=Lufthansa Airport Express: What happened to the legendary express train? |url=https://www.24rhein.de/leben-im-westen/verkehr/airport-express-flugzeug-lh-kult-zug-80er-90er-db-bahn-duesseldorf-frankfurt-stuttgart-lufthansa-92335296.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.24rhein.de |language=de}}</ref> In 2000 they re-established the service between Stuttgart and Frankfurt, now using only some seats in regular cars in standard ICE service. | AiRail Service was established as [[Lufthansa Airport Express]] in 1982, when [[Deutsche Bundesbahn]] (now Deutsche Bahn AG) established a direct connection between [[Düsseldorf]] and Frankfurt Airport using the [[DB Class 403 (1973)|DB 403 "Donald Duck"]] [[Multiple unit|EMU]] with [[tilting train|tilting technology]] in Lufthansa livery. In 1990 they established the Stuttgart-Frankfurt connection after the [[Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway|high-speed train line between Stuttgart and Mannheim]] was opened. Both services were closed due to high cost in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Airport-Express der Lufthansa: Was wurde aus dem legendären Schnellzug? |trans-title=Lufthansa Airport Express: What happened to the legendary express train? |url=https://www.24rhein.de/leben-im-westen/verkehr/airport-express-flugzeug-lh-kult-zug-80er-90er-db-bahn-duesseldorf-frankfurt-stuttgart-lufthansa-92335296.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.24rhein.de |language=de}}</ref> In 2000 they re-established the service between Stuttgart and Frankfurt, now using only some seats in regular cars in standard ICE service. | ||
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AiRail Service is currently offered between Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof (the long-distance railway station of Frankfurt International Airport) and 26 cities in Germany which include the central railway stations of Cologne, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart.
Right after arriving at the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Express Rail customers can quickly and conveniently drop off their baggage and also check in for their flight in the nearby AiRail Terminal.[1]
AiRail Service uses the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line (maximum speed of 300 km/h) and between Stuttgart and Mannheim (maximum speed of 250 km/h), rendering the train service fasterScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and more reliable than air transport on the same route.
AiRail Service was established as Lufthansa Airport Express in 1982, when Deutsche Bundesbahn (now Deutsche Bahn AG) established a direct connection between Düsseldorf and Frankfurt Airport using the DB 403 "Donald Duck" EMU with tilting technology in Lufthansa livery. In 1990 they established the Stuttgart-Frankfurt connection after the high-speed train line between Stuttgart and Mannheim was opened. Both services were closed due to high cost in 1993.[2] In 2000 they re-established the service between Stuttgart and Frankfurt, now using only some seats in regular cars in standard ICE service.
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