Delayed, unreliable and forced into long detours due to construction: Germany no longer sets the pace when it comes to rail travel — and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. The company is mired in a deep crisis.

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A problem with a communications system forced Germany's railway network to halt all trains late on Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country.

Eine Störung im digitalen Bahnfunk brachte den Zugverkehr zeitweise zum Erliegen. Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zum Vorfall.

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator’s latest setback

Deutsche Bahn, Germany's government-owned rail system operator, said workers switching out a component caused a nationwide outage.

Delayed, unreliable and forced into long detours due to construction: Germany no longer sets the pace when it comes to rail travel — and this is unlikely to change anytime soon.…