The German rail network provides connections to each of its neighbouring countries, many of which are under the EuroCity classification. EuroCity services are part of the Intercity network - many EC services represented a couple of train pairs on an IC route extended across the border, while other routes are served primarily by EuroCity services. EuroCity services are generally locomotive-hauled, using Intercity rolling stock, either from Deutsche Bahn or one of the other countries along the route.
EuroCity services
Below is a list of current EuroCity services in Germany.
A number of trains provide international connections, but are classed as Intercity rather than Eurocity. This may be because the routes were former InterRegio services, or they only travel a short distance over the border.
With the December 2017 schedule change, a new train service between Frankfurt am Main and Milan was introduced and branded by Deutsche Bahn (though neither by the Swiss nor the Italian railway companies) as EuroCity-Express followed by a second route between Munich and Zurich with tickets put in the same price category as ICE tickets, unlike "regular" EuroCity trains which are in the same - usually slightly cheaper - ticket category as IC.