Hamburg leads in local transport: punctuality under the microscope!

Hamburg leads in local transport: punctuality under the microscope!

Hamburg, Deutschland - Punctuality in public transport differs dramatically between the big cities of Germany, as a comprehensive analysis of the ADAC shows. While Hamburg shines with outstanding values ​​of 99 percent on the subways and 97 percent at the S-Bahn, Frankfurt is only 46 percent of the U-Bahn and terrifying 33 percent in the S-Bahn. This result is based on real -time data that was recorded in September 2024. Hamburg's transport companies set a strict punctuality scale in which a train is already considered unpunctual if it is late for more than three minutes. In Frankfurt, on the other hand, a tolerance of almost 6 minutes is used, which significantly influences the numbers, as well as adac.de , a concrete evaluation of punctuality is difficult because many transport companies and statistics set different standards. While Deutsche Bahn gives a punctuality rate of 92 percent for the first half of 2024, the population often complains about real delays and failures, which leads to a feeling of just 63 percent.

Especially in the main traffic times, it can be seen that clocks and maintenance measures of the rail infrastructure in Frankfurt and Berlin seriously burden the operating sequence. Trains that compete on the same tracks with regional and long-distance transport are an additional burden that further exacerbates the unpunctuality. An urgent ADAC appeal to politics and the operators demands investments in the transport infrastructure to improve mobility and to regain the trust of passengers.