German railway
Long-distance rail trains are only slightly more punctual in October
Deutsche Bahn made little progress on the topic of punctuality in October. With a restructuring program, the group is focusing on long-term improvements until 2027.
The reliability of Deutsche Bahn train traffic hardly improved in October. Only 62.9 percent of long-distance trains were on time, as the federally owned company announced. That was better than in the same month last year, when the punctuality rate in long-distance transport was just under 59 percent. However, there was hardly any change compared to September.
A train is considered to be on time in the statistics as long as it is not delayed by more than 5 minutes and 59 seconds. Since the beginning of the year, the railway has also been publishing the so-called passenger punctuality. It tells you what percentage of travelers arrived at their destination less than 15 minutes late in the respective period.
Unlike operational punctuality, train cancellations are also taken into account. This punctuality improved significantly in October to around 70 percent. That was around two percentage points more than in September.
The main reason for the numerous delays is that the railway always points to the overloaded and, in many places, outdated infrastructure. With a newly launched restructuring program, the company, which is also in economic crisis, wants to get back on track – both financially and in terms of reliability. “The ultimate goal is a more reliable, more attractive railway with a punctuality rate of over 75 percent in long-distance transport,” the company said.
dpa
Source: Stern
