   thumb|300px|right|eurocity|eurocity logo  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. ==criteria==  right|thumb|eurocity operated by sbb at yverdon station the criteria eurocity trains are required to meet include the following: *train through two or more countri
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