Deutsche Bahn continues to fall well short of its own punctuality targets. Not least because of the many construction sites, only 58.6 percent of ICE and IC trains reached their destination without major delays in October, as the company announced on Friday. A train that is delayed by a maximum of six minutes is considered to be on time.
At the beginning of the year, the railway set itself the goal of achieving punctuality in long-distance traffic of well over 70 percent. “With a punctuality of around 66 percent in the first ten months, it is clear that the targeted punctuality of around 70 percent for 2023 can no longer be achieved,” said a spokesman.
In October, for the first time in a month, almost three quarters of long-distance trains were affected by at least one construction site during their journey. Short-term construction work on central routes in particular would have had a negative impact. Since mid-October, newly introduced border controls have also led to delayed trains in international long-distance traffic.
