This time it should really work. Deutsche Bahn has set a goal for 2024 of increasing the punctuality rate of long-distance trains to at least 70 percent. She wanted to do that last year, but instead the value fell for the third time in a row to just 64 percent; In 2021 it was still at 75 percent. Deutsche Bahn defines a train as being on time if it is less than six minutes late. Canceled trains will not be taken into account. “People don’t get upset when a train is delayed by a few minutes,” says railway boss Richard Lutz Picture on Sunday. “It’s difficult when the delays last longer than 30 minutes, when you miss your connections and the trains are canceled.”
Punctuality: Deutsche Bahn wants to do it – now really – economy
