Overview

• The Consumer Choice Center released its European Railway Station Index for 2025, ranking the 50 busiest stations across waits, punctuality, amenities, accessibility, ticketing, Wi‑Fi and related services.
• Zurich Hauptbahnhof tops the list ahead of Wroclaw Główny and Bern, while Amsterdam Centraal places tenth with a score of 89.
• Germany fares poorly, with Berlin Gesundbrunnen, Berlin Ostkreuz and Dortmund Hauptbahnhof occupying the bottom three and six Deutsche Bahn stations in the overall bottom ten.
• Dortmund Hauptbahnhof ranks 48th of 50 with average passenger waits of roughly 15.5 minutes, the longest in the study.
• Paris Gare du Nord is the most visited station, counting over 257 million passengers from January to August 2025, yet it sits outside the top ten in the index.