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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DSB IC4 in Aarhus 2: Peter L. Svendsen .· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. P1120001 MG 5865: Mef.ellingen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. IC4 HVAC: Morten Haagensen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. IC4 cap view: Morten Haagensen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. IC4 exterior green: Morten Haagensen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. IC4 exterior red: Morten Haagensen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. 20160917 IC4 tog Aarhus 0174 (29733678426): Johan Wessman / News Oresund· CC BY 2.0
- 8. DSB IC4 05 at Rødovre Station: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. DSB IC4 17 at Hedehusene Station 02: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. DSB IC4 20 at Høje Taastrup Station: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The IC4 is an inter-city rail train built by the Italian train manufacturer AnsaldoBreda for the trans-Great Belt routes of Danske Statsbaner (DSB), Denmark's national railway operator. Under DSB's 'Good trains for everyone' plan ('Gode tog til alle'), the intent of the IC4 project was to replace several types of outdated rolling stock. However, various delays and shortcomings have turned the project into a major political issue.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 19 years ago, in 2007.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 560 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 27 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 86.5 m long: about 19 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 204: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2007
- in service from
- 2007
- status
- in service
- number built
- 82
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- builders
- Hitachi Rail Italy, AnsaldoBreda
- operators
- DSB
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 560 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 4 vehicles per unit:, MG, Driving vehicle-FH, Intermediate vehicle with low floor-FG, Intermediate vehicle-MG
- length
- 86.5 m
- weight
- 160 t
- capacity
- 204 passengers
- Dutch name
- DSB MG
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q221770, Wikipedia: IC4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.