Long distance
- on time
- 44.1 %
- cancelled
- 8.0 %
- train stops
- 38,017
Essen
Train punctuality in Essen (Nordrhein-Westfalen): all stops at stations in this city, period November 2025 to September 2026 without July 2026. Based on published timetable data, not Deutsche Bahn's own measurement.
One day as a video
Replay of the train traffic in Essen and the surrounding area on Wednesday, September 30, 2026: every dot is a train on its real track. White = on time, yellow to pink = increasingly late, ring = cancelled. Based on public timetable data, not Deutsche Bahn's own measurement.
- on time
- 74.8 %
- cancelled
- 7.6 %
- train stops
- 1,088,000
Rank 25 of 30 cities (all train classes together)
The three train classes at a glance
Regional
- on time
- 70.3 %
- cancelled
- 9.5 %
- train stops
- 278,309
S-Bahn
- on time
- 76.6 %
- cancelled
- 7.2 %
- train stops
- 714,992
Stations compared
Most train stops
| Station | Stops | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Essen Hbf | 291,384 | 70.0 % |
| Essen-Steele | 91,357 | 77.4 % |
| Essen West | 82,886 | 75.2 % |
| Essen-Steele Ost | 57,714 | 83.8 % |
| Essen-Frohnhausen | 44,145 | 83.5 % |
| Essen-Borbeck | 39,381 | 67.8 % |
| Essen-Altenessen | 36,524 | 73.5 % |
| Essen-Eiberg | 32,777 | 82.6 % |
| Kettwig | 31,137 | 81.8 % |
| Essen-Werden | 30,185 | 80.5 % |
Period: November 2025 to September 2026 without July 2026 (months with too many hours missing in the source are left out). On time = under 6 minutes late, measured over the stops that took place. The punctuality lists only include stations with enough stops (long distance from 8,000, regional from 40,000, S-Bahn from 60,000). Public timetable data, not Deutsche Bahn's own measurement. A station name can appear more than once when our data lists it as separate entries.