Austrian Railways: every third long-distance train has delay
Austrian rail riders should never be in a hurry. Last year every third long-distance train arrived delayed. The reason of such a disastrous result is the high amount of construction zones.
The situation debases from year to year. In 2008 more trains arrived punctual. 2009 had an increase of 10 percent more delayed long-distance trains. A spokesman of the Austrian Federal Railway tries to calm down the raised tempers. “Our railway network is in a general reconstruction. This is going to be a very nice rail network for many decades”, he promise. The situation should improve very soon, claims the Austrian Federal Railway.