NSB InterCity Express

A Type 70 unit at Hamar.

A Type 73b unit at Trollhättan.

NSB InterCity Express or ICE is a premium medium distance railway service provided by Norges Statsbaner (NSB) on the routes Lillehammer–Oslo–Skien (along parts of the Dovre Line, the Gardermoen Line and the Vestfold Line) and Oslo–Halden–Göteborg (along the Østfold Line) with hourly headway. NSB operates sixteen Type 70 and six Type 73b electric multiple units on the service.

History

The service was introduced in 1992 when 16 brand new Type 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 Type 73b units, and for some years the ICE trains were partially branded as NSB Agenda.