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by maxwell22 893 days ago
70% of German trains that arrive at their destination are “delayed” (30 min or more).

A train that never arrives is not counted as delayed. About 30% of German trains do not arrive at their destination.

In Switzerland, the stats are single low percentage digits.

After multiple ultimatums, Switzerland stopped allowing German trains into Switzerland. The most popular connection between Switzerland and Germany (Zurich-Munich) has been kept but is now operated by Switzerland even though most of the ride is in Germany.

This is shameful and a lose-lose for all parties, but necessary.

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I doubt your stats, where'd you get them from? And there are multiple connections per day from Germany to central Switzerland. Take the Hamburg-Interlaken ICE for example.