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This section needs additional citations for verification. Wider versions were ordered by China for the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway link ( CRH 3) and by Russia for the Moscow– Saint Petersburg and Moscow– Nizhny Novgorod routes ( Velaro RUS). The Spanish railway operator RENFE also employs trains based on the ICE 3 ( Siemens Velaro) called AVE Class 103, which are certified to run at speeds up to 350 km/h (220 mph). German and Austrian ICE T trains run to Vienna. In 2007, a line between Paris and Frankfurt/Stuttgart opened, jointly operated by ICE and SNCF's TGV. Travelling at speeds up to 320 km/h (200 mph), they are aimed at business travellers and long-distance commuters and marketed by Deutsche Bahn as an alternative to flights. ICE fares are fixed for station-to-station connections, on the grounds that the trains have a higher level of comfort. It is the flagship of the German state railway, Deutsche Bahn. It also serves destinations in Austria, France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands as part of cross-border services. Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE ( German pronunciation: ( listen))) is a high-speed rail system in Germany. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and France.
