Originally Posted by
Askartus
And honestly, using tools to translate websites are not that uncommon ...
For example just use
https://translate.google.com/?sl=de&tl=en&op=websites or DeepL or whatever you like.
And about Deutsche Bahn being unreliable: I travel weekly and rarely have a delay that forces me to postpone a meeting, reschedule a connection or (heaven forbid) not be at home in my favourite pub on time in the evening.
Maybe I'm an exception, but it seems to me that it's somehow ‘fashionable’ to simply complain about the German railway in general and about everything connected with train travel. I've only ever noticed this from Germans, but it seems to be an international trend now ...
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
I tried the Google Translate tool the other day with the Bahn link and it didn’t work. Didn’t pursue it further since I don’t need the translation.
I agree that there is somewhat of an echo chamber. There probably
are more delays and more construction sites (*). But I think most people just like to complain and rehash what they heard/read somewhere, without a ton of personal data points. I take trains in Germany maybe 3-5 times a year, and yes, I have experienced delays and misconnects. But I also experience delays with air travel, so for me it’s just part of the travel experience. I guess I am not spoiled by rail travel in Switzerland
(*) and the whole point of construction sites is to make the system more reliable. Autobahn travel can be impacted by construction sites as well.
Yeah, definitely the exception. I travel by trains weekly and my on time rate is 50%, which is a bit less than official DB stats but I pass by an area which is affected to delays nearly constantly.
As for reliability, DB closed the Riedbahn for 6 months last year, renovating it completely and opening it mid December 2024. Two weeks ago I arrived with 2 hours delay at FRA because of .... failure and reparations needed on the Riedbahn.
I am a big fan of DB, nevertheless my current advice for FRA-DUS is to fly, not to take the train.