It is not always fair to point to other countries like Japan given Deutsche Bahn’s unreliability. But anyone who waits at the train station for a late ICE train or has to sprint to the other end of the platform or even to a different track because of a change in the line of cars probably still thinks longingly of conditions like those in the Far East Asian country. Delays there are so rare that when they do occur, they are promptly picked up by the media as the main news item, not to mention a rail strike. But can Deutsche Bahn really copy something from other countries?
Germany lags behind when it comes to rail punctuality
In many places the trains are more reliable than in Germany. However, the values are only comparable to a limited extent. On the one hand, punctuality is defined and measured differently in each case. In addition, the German rail network is the largest and one of the most complex in Europe and therefore presents operators with particular challenges. Nevertheless, the issue of rail has been addressed much more courageously in other countries for many years.
See what in the photo gallery above Germany and can learn the railway from other countries.