Karwendel (train)

The Karwendel is an international train service between Germany and Austria. The train was named after the mountain range forming the German-Austrian border south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The train was introduced as Karwendel Express in 1930 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn, linking Munich with Innsbruck using the scenic route Mittenwald Railway through the mountains with the border crossing at Mittenwald and calling at the 1936 Winter Olympics venues in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The operation ceased in World War II.
In 1969 the Deutsche Bundesbahn reintroduced the train using VT 11.5 TEE diesel multiple units. The saturday only train was classified as touristtrain serving several wintersport resorts along the Karwendelbahn between Garmisch and Seefeld. The service started in Frankfurt am Main, much farther north then the pre-war start at Munich. From the introduction of the Intercity system in 1979 the train was named IC Karwendel
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