punctuality

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But Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder in September pushed back a punctuality target of 70 percent for long-distance trains to 2029 from 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Almost 40 percent of long-distance services arrived late last year -- not including trains that were cancelled, which are not counted in punctuality statistics.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

January is usually a good month for punctuality owing to a relative lack of maintenance and building work on the tracks.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"What they will notice in the longer-term is a better service, a more consistent level of ticketing and hopefully a continued improvement in punctuality," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Madame Crommelynck'd have a field marshal's attitude to punctuality, I reckoned.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell