Deutsche Bahn struggles to shake off ‘travel hell’ reputation

Deutsche Bahn recently took journalists from Berlin to Frankfurt on a trip aimed at showcasing massive new investment in Germany’s rail network. Their train was 45 minutes late. Such delays are now typical of a railway system that used to symbolise sleek, speedy efficiency and is now a byword for travel hell. Fans converging on Germany for the Euro 2024 football championship have been shocked by how poor the DB system is. Last year, only two out of three long-distance trains arrived on time.

“With the reform of Deutsche Bahn in the 1990s we were trying to create the most efficient railway system possible,” Huber said. “But we removed too much infrastructure. With the efficiency drive, we went too far.” Germany now invests much less per capita in its rail infrastructure than most other countries — just €114 in 2022, compared with €450 in Switzerland and €319 in Austria.

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