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German rail, explained with data.

Our in-depth articles are written in German. This page gives you the key facts in English and a map of every article, so you (or your browser's translation) know where to look.

Long-distance on time, 2026-08

54,2 %

Source: Deutsche Bahn

Long-distance on time at 6 am

75 %

ImTakt measurement, Jun–Aug 2026

Long-distance on time at 9 pm

39 %

ImTakt measurement, Jun–Aug 2026

Key facts

  • Deutsche Bahn counts a train as punctual when it arrives less than 6 minutes late. Cancelled stops are not counted.
  • Compensation starts at 60 minutes of delay at your destination: 25 % of the fare, 50 % from 120 minutes. With the Deutschlandticket it is €1.50 per case.
  • The Deutschlandticket (€63 per month in 2026) covers all local and regional transport in 2nd class, but not ICE, IC or EC trains.
  • Once a delay of 20 minutes or more at your destination is expected, you may take a different train, even on a saver fare.

On the move

Delays, tight connections, the Deutschlandticket and what you are owed when trains run late.

Basics

Train categories like ICE, IC, RE and S-Bahn, and how German timetable data is structured.

Open data

Where open timetable and realtime data in Germany comes from, and where the gaps are.

For developers

German rail APIs compared, running your own GTFS and MOTIS stack, robust stop search.

For agents

Giving Claude, Cursor and Codex real timetable data through a CLI, HTTP API or MCP server.

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