Rail traffic SBB trains to make the Schaffhausen-Zurich route more punctual
SBB wants to offer its own replacement trains between Schaffhausen and Zurich if Deutsche Bahn is severely delayed. Every second train on the Stuttgart-Zurich route will also only run as far as Singen.
31.10.2025, 10:44
SDA
SBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) jointly announced on Friday that these measures are intended to ensure that the IC trains from Stuttgart via Schaffhausen to Zurich run reliably. Even the introduction of a replacement train in July has not yet improved the situation.
According to the statement, the frequent delays are due to "infrastructural and operational challenges as well as construction sites" in Germany. The measures will apply temporarily from the timetable change on December 14 until June 2026.
In September, Schaffhausen politicians had already complained to SBB CEO Vincent Ducrot about the unpunctual connections. The city and canton called on SBB to take over the Singen-Zurich route itself.
