Actually, bus and train should be seen as environmentally friendly alternatives to the car. But Deutsche Bahn in particular is increasingly being criticized. Constantly late, canceled, overcrowded: there are many reasons for this. Now there is the receipt for it.
Whether delays or cancellations: Deutsche Bahn is repeatedly criticized. Announcements of all kinds at train stations ask for an apology again and again. Construction sites guarantee cancellations and delays, the dilapidated rail network means that it takes 1.5 hours to travel 20 minutes. For many it is currently a disaster to be dependent on the railways. Now the receipt follows. Because even a car sharing agency performs better.
TRAIN: PLEASE DO NOT GET ON
Last year, half of all trains were late. It is absurd: A train is only delayed for the railways if it departs 6 minutes later than planned. If he comes 5 minutes later, he is on time. Otherwise, the rate would probably be even more pathetic. “The train’s punctuality rates have reached a historic low,” said the transport policy spokesman for the Union faction, Thomas Bareiß (CDU) .
High prices and delays: For many travelers, these are the main reasons why they do not take the train. A survey recently revealed revealed that almost a third of all customers do not take the train because it is unreliable. And they are not wrong about that. Deutsche Bahn is also experiencing a debacle in terms of value for money. Over the past year , the British opinion research institute YouGov asked almost a million Germans which brands offer the best value for money in the “mobility” category. The railway company does not even appear in the top 5.
CARPOOLING BETTER THAN ICE AND CO.
FlixBus took first place in the survey. With 25.2 points, it was even far behind the second-placed Eurowings. BlaBlaCar, the ride-sharing agency, is in third place and therefore offers better value for money than the train. They are followed by the airlines SunExpress and Condor. Thus, the respondents even consider the flight prices in connection with the service provided to be better than a trip by train. EasyJet, Europcar, Ryanair and Sixt also missed out on making the top 5.
