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German state railways DB saw worst on-time performance in decades

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Summary
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81% Informative

Just 62.5% of Deutsche Bahn's ICE and IC trains were within six minutes of arriving on-time in 2024 .

80% of all delays in 2024 could be attributed to Germany 's "outdated, fault-prone and overloaded infrastructure" Chronic delays on the railways have become a national embarrassment for Germany .

The railway has been pressing the German government to fund massive investments in the country's railroads.

VR Score

88

Informative language

91

Neutral language

43

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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