Overview
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport gains a faster link as the FEX shifts via Südkreuz on the new Dresdner Bahn, cutting Hauptbahnhof–BER trips to about 20 minutes and running every 15 minutes, while Gesundbrunnen, Spandau and Falkensee lose direct regional connections to the airport.
- Long‑distance additions include a Stuttgart–Berlin Sprinter around 4:45 hours and half‑hourly ICEs between Stuttgart and Mannheim, contrasted by fewer ICE stops in the Rhine Valley (Baden‑Baden down to 27 daily; Offenburg reduced) and the suspension of Stuttgart–Friedrichshafen–Innsbruck services.
- Preliminary November figures show only 54.5% of DB long‑distance trains arrived within six minutes, with passenger punctuality at 61.7%, and DB’s leadership warns of roughly 28,000 work sites next year while launching cleanliness and station security “Sofortprogramme.”
- Munich’s S‑Bahn recorded a sharp downturn in the second half of 2025, with October punctuality near 80% overall and some lines near 73%, attributed to signal issues, slow zones and new interlocking rollouts, with near‑term works planned to stabilize operations.
- For 7 February to 31 October 2026 DB will enforce lower speeds between Munich and Buchloe, shortening RB68/RB74 to start or end at München‑Pasing, turning S4 trains hourly at Buchenau, and adding about 10 minutes to Munich–Zurich Eurocity journeys with slightly earlier departures.