▁attend ▁an ▁evening ▁theatre ▁performance ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁before ▁the ▁S - B ahn ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁tim et able ▁includes ▁hour ly ▁services ▁with ▁I CE ▁( most ly ▁I CE ▁T ) ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁Inter city ▁and ▁Euro City ▁services ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁increased . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁Regional - Express ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁Berlin – W itten ber ge – Sch wer in ▁and ▁Rost ock – Sch wer in – B ü chen – H amb urg ▁routes . ▁In ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Hamburg ▁there ▁are ▁additional ▁Regional bahn ▁services . ▁Fre ight ▁trains ▁also ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁tim et able ▁change ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁hour ly ▁Hamburg – Ber lin ▁I CE ▁service ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁( Le ip zig , ▁N ure m berg ▁and ▁Mun ich ). ▁Since ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁every ▁two ▁hours ▁an ▁I CE ▁ 1 , ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁I CE ▁T , ▁runs ▁between ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁of ▁passengers ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁I CE ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁daily ▁traffic ▁was ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁DB ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁travel ers ▁a ▁day ▁moved ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cities .