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Deutsche Bahn's long-distance trains came late last month more often than in October for several years.
67.6 percent of the ICE and Intercity came on time, as a train spokesman announced to the German press agency on Thursday.
The Bahn counts trains as punctual if they arrive less than six minutes late.
The last time there was a weaker October value in 2015.
"A storm low at the end of October led to disruptions in rail operations across the country," the statement said.
"Construction work - also as a result of the flood disaster - severely impaired rail operations in western Germany."
In October 2020, the punctuality of long-distance trains was 78.8 percent.
In September of this year, too, the values plummeted.
The strikes of the train drivers' union meant that only 68.4 percent of long-distance trains were on the move without major delays that month.
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