B1 German News | Swiss Railways Turns Away Train After 13-Minute Delay

Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

Sunday special: two stories from the German-speaking world from the past week.

In this episode: This week's episode examines why Swiss Railways diverted a Stuttgart train after a 13-minute delay and how tightly coordinated timetables shape the decision. Also: It also reports on award-winning chef Kim de Dood leaving Luxembourg's Michelin-starred Le Lys, with Milan Brée taking over in January.

Today’s German focus: Temporalsätze mit wenn = temporal clauses with wenn (when/if). Vocabulary: die Verspätung (the delay), der Anschluss (the connection), der Fahrplan (the timetable).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-11-01

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