Someone has never been outside the Western world, lol.

In many countries the train comes when it comes and goes when it can, regardless of any fictional like schedules.

(Hence the occasionally heard witty announcement in the UK…)

“Please mind the gap between the timetable and reality.”

I have. Mali didn't have trains at all. Our Indonesian train was on time.

It's not like countries outside Europe can't make trains run on time. Japan's are even more punctual than Switzerland's.