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SBB stops German train at border

Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 06:35

Switzerland's rail operator SBB has turned away another late German train, this time rerouting a Stuttgart–Zurich intercity to Schaffhausen because it was running thirteen minutes behind schedule

Any delay over six minutes risks knocking SBB's finely-tuned timetable out of sync, which is why Deutsche Bahn arrivals are increasingly stopped at the border.

Last year, only 64% of DB long-distance trains arrived on time, against 93% for Swiss services.

Since December 2025, several chronically late DB routes — including Hamburg to Interlaken Ost and Dortmund to Zurich — have terminated in Basel, with passengers moved onto Swiss trains.

SBB says the policy has improved punctuality from Germany to Zurich by about 20%.

 

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