Minister Wissing announces consequences of the train's unpunctuality
75 percent of long-distance trains were slowed down by at least one construction site on their journey in November, the DB spokesperson told the newspaper.
"Due to the massive refurbishment backlog, DB has had to significantly increase the construction volume in the current year," the Group spokesperson added according to "BamS". According to the company, the main reason for the poor figures is the "short-term construction activity", which has increased significantly year-on-year. In November 2023, the number of construction sites had increased by eleven percent compared to the previous year.
Wissing told the Funke newspapers that the punctuality rate was "unsatisfactory" and was due to decades of neglecting the infrastructure. The core renovation of the Riedbahn between Mannheim and Frankfurt next year will have a "positive effect on reliability and punctuality throughout Germany", he announced.
A few days ago, the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) had already warned of a collapse of the railroads in view of the tight budget situation. Without the planned billion-euro investments in the rail infrastructure, "the general overhaul is on the brink of collapse", EVG Chairman Martin Burkert told the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung".
According to the "Bams" report, punctuality fell by nine percentage points last month compared to November 2022. In January 2023, 73.2 percent of trains were still on time, but by the middle of the year the figure had fallen to 63.5 percent before reaching its current low in November.
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- Minister Volker Wissing of the FDP acknowledged the unsatisfactory consistency in train punctuality, blaming decades of neglect of infrastructure.
- The Funke Media Group reported that Wissing announced consequences for the German railroad (DB) due to the high level of unpunctuality.
- The DB spokesperson attributed 75% of long-distance trains' delays to at least one construction site in November, citing a significant increase in short-term construction activities.
- Wissing, viewing the core renovation of the Riedbahn between Mannheim and Frankfurt as a positive influence, anticipated its impact on overall reliability and punctuality throughout Germany.
- According to the BamS report, punctuality plummeted by nine percentage points last month compared to November 2022, reaching an all-time low of 63.5% by November 2023.
- The Railway and Transport Union (EVG) warned of a potential collapse of the railroads due to a tight budget situation and the lack of planned billion-euro investments in the rail infrastructure.
- The Minister's announcement about the consequences follows a significant eleven percent increase in construction sites compared to the previous year, which has negatively impacted train schedules.
- In response to this, Wissing stressed the importance of addressing these issues to ensure better consistency in train punctuality and overall performance on German railroads.
Source: www.stern.de
