German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is lobbying the government for a 4.9 billion euro ($5.55 billion) investment to reduce train delays and cancellations dampening passenger satisfaction, the Bild newspaper reported on Sunday. The figure appears in a 200-page strategy blueprint that Deutsche Bahn's board will discuss at a special meeting November 22-23, the newspaper reported.
A spokesman for Deutsche Bahn declined to comment on the report. Last year the operator reported a small rise in the number of trains that failed to reach their destination on time. "The board meeting will be a very intense meeting to discuss strategy and I want any agreements reached to yield significant improvements for passengers by spring of 2019," Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer told Bild.
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