With long-distance-ish I was thinking about the RegionalExpress [1], a series of trains that travels with around 80km/h (50mph), connecting cities of all sizes on routes of about 150km/90mi each. If you want to cross the country you will have to switch trains a couple of times, but you get there (though much slower than with a ICE).
Commuter rail typically covers about 30mi in about an hour, unless it's a tram or an underground.
Commuter rail typically covers about 30mi in about an hour, unless it's a tram or an underground.
1: German, but has pictures: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional-Express
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