BERLIN. Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance trains were only on time in half of the cases in June. It has been a long time since there were so many delays as last month, the newspaper reported Image-Newspaper.
Specifically, they are in June Only 52.5 percent of ICs and ICEs reached their destination on time. In January, the figure was 63 percent, in March it was almost 68 percent. The negative development is even clearer year-on-year. In 2020 and 2021, the punctuality rate was almost 82 percent and 75 percent respectively. In 2023, the drop to 65 percent occurred.
Passenger association Pro Bahn: “Too little money invested”
“Our rail system is dilapidated, the infrastructure has been subject to wear and tear for decades and too little money has been invested in the system. The staff situation is also absolutely unsatisfactory,” the newspaper quotes the federal chairman of the Pro Bahn passenger association, Detlef Neuß.
His association leads especially the many delays back to construction sites. In addition, there would be unplanned measures in the event of switching or signal failures and the high number of passengers during the European Football Championship.
A railway spokesperson pointed to the likely high number of storms in June. “The extreme weather conditions in the first half of June seriously affected our punctuality.” In June, the “highest number of weather-related delays in long-distance transport ever recorded” was recorded. (i.e.)