"In 2024, for instance, only about 64 percent of DB's long-distance passenger trains reached their destination on time; in Switzerland, the equivalent figure was 93.2 percent. In order to end disruptions to its own punctual and well-coordinated train network, t he SBB decided to end, from 2025, some of Switzerland-bound DB trains at the border in Basel, and move the passengers onto Swiss trains for the rest of their journey."
"Now another Swiss canton is taking similar measures Schaffhausen which, like Basel, lies in the border with Germany's, is also fed up with Deutsche Bahn's constant delays, according to media reports. In a letter that cantonal authorities sent to SBB, they asked that the company split the chronically-late Stuttgart to Zurich connection in Singen, just north of the German-Swiss border, so that passengers travelling to Zurich can board SBB trains and finally arrive at their destination on time."
Deutsche Bahn's long-distance trains have shown chronic tardiness on Swiss routes, with only about 64 percent arriving on time in 2024. Swiss trains achieved 93.2 percent punctuality in the same year. To protect a punctual, well-coordinated network, SBB will terminate some Switzerland-bound DB services at Basel from 2025 and transfer passengers to Swiss trains for the onward journey. Affected services include the EuroCity from Hamburg to Interlaken Ost and the Dortmund to Zurich train, which are no longer allowed to operate within Switzerland. Trains returning to Germany continue as usual. The canton of Schaffhausen has requested splitting the Stuttgart–Zurich connection at Singen so Zurich-bound passengers can reach their destination on time.
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