InterCity
Type of long-distance passenger trains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the InterCity system in Continental Europe in general. For other uses, see Intercity.
InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at major stations only.
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An international variant of the InterCity trains are the EuroCity (EC) trains which consist of high-standard coaches and are run by a variety of operators.