Overview

• In April 2025, only 61.9% of Deutsche Bahn’s ICE and IC trains arrived on time, a decline from 64.3% in April 2024, with construction projects cited as a primary cause.
• Bavaria's regional trains recorded an 85.3% punctuality rate in 2024, the lowest since 1994, and cancellations rose to 8%, according to official statistics.
• Munich’s S-Bahn posted a 9.7% cancellation rate in 2024, the worst in 30 years, with nearly 60% of delays attributed to infrastructure failures like outdated signals and tracks.
• Operators on dedicated lines, such as the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, maintain near-perfect punctuality due to the absence of competing traffic.
• Officials emphasize that ongoing modernization projects, while necessary to address decades of underinvestment, will take years to yield noticeable improvements in reliability.