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EuroCity, abbreviated as EC, and meaning "EuroCity express" or "EuroCity express train", is a cross-border train category within the European inter-city rail network. In contrast to trains allocated to the lower-level "IC" ( InterCity) category, EC trains are international services that meet 20 criteria covering comfort, speed, food service and cleanliness. Each EC train is operated by more than one EU (or Swiss)-based rail company, under a multilateral co-operative arrangement, and all EC trains link important European cities with each other.
The EuroCity label replaced the older Trans Europ Express (TEE) name for border-crossing trains in Europe. Whereas TEE services were first-class only, EuroCity trains convey first and second class coaches. The EuroCity schedule was designed with train pairs running one train in both directions, thus resulting in a more frequent service than the TEE, which normally ran only once a day.
EuroCity may refer to:
- EuroCity, a rail network
- EuroCity, a common name used by the twin towns of Tornio and Haparanda