Danish commuters have been complaining about trains that consistently run late, but they’re not happy with the solution proposed by the state rail operator DSB.
DSB’s proposed solution is to change the timetables, adding more time to the schedule, thereby making the trains less late. And, because that affects capacity on the rails, reducing the number of trains.
DSB chief Flemming Jensen admits there’s a big problem: “It has never looked worse when it comes to trains running on time in my time as DSB chief executive,” he told newspapers.
Some commuter advocates thought at first that he was joking, and rejected the idea, saying it solved nothing and would lead to more people giving up on commuting by train.
DSB’s agreement with the state calls for 75% on-time performance, a low-enough bar to begin with, but in April, it did not even make 60%.
