Of the runs of IC 51981 that arrived, 5 of 20 were less than 6 minutes late at the destination (30 days through 7 Oct). It usually arrives 11 minutes late. 2 of 22 runs were cancelled in full or in part. Measured by punctuality at all stops, it ranks 739 of 861 comparable ICE, IC and Flixtrain services.

The reason DB gave most often for late runs of IC 51981 was "Delay of a train ahead" (5 of 17 late or disrupted runs; 30 days through 7 Oct).

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