Method for detecting damage to a transport system, comprising a rail-bound vehicle and an infrastructure element passable by the rail-bound vehicle, by means of a plurality of sensors (12, 14, 16, 18) arranged on the rail-bound vehicle, the plurality of sensors (12, 14, 16, 18) being operated in a first measuring state and a second measuring state, the method comprising: a first measurement data acquisition step for acquiring first measurement data (30, 30') by way of at least one sensor (12, 14, 16, 18) operated in the first measuring state, the first measurement data acquisition step comprising: specifying a first acquisition frequency of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18); and acquiring the first measurement data (30, 30') at the specified first acquisition frequency and over a specified first acquisition time; a second measurement data acquisition step for acquiring second measurement data (40, 40') of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18) operated in the second measuring state, the second measurement data acquisition step comprising: specifying a second acquisition frequency of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18); and acquiring the second measurement data (40, 40') at the specified second acquisition frequency and over a specified second acquisition time, the first acquisition frequency and the second acquisition frequency differing, and the first acquisition time and the second acquisition time differing; a first match determination step for determining a first match between the first measurement data (30, 30') and a first stored comparison data set; a second match determination step for determining a second match between the second measurement data (40, 40') and a second stored comparison data set; a first damage detection step for detecting damage (50, 50') to the rail-bound vehicle on the basis of the first match; and a second damage detection step for detecting damage (60, 60') to the infrastructure element passed by the rail-bound vehicle on the basis of the second match. a first measurement data acquisition step for acquiring first measurement data (30, 30') by way of at least one sensor (12, 14, 16, 18) operated in the first measuring state, the first measurement data acquisition step comprising: specifying a first acquisition frequency of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18); and acquiring the first measurement data (30, 30') at the specified first acquisition frequency and over a specified first acquisition time; a second measurement data acquisition step for acquiring second measurement data (40, 40') of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18) operated in the second measuring state, the second measurement data acquisition step comprising: specifying a second acquisition frequency of the sensors (12, 14, 16, 18); and acquiring the second measurement data (40, 40') at the specified second acquisition frequency and over a specified second acquisition time, the first acquisition frequency and the second acquisition frequency differing, and the first acquisition time and the second acquisition time differing; a first match determination step for determining a first match between the first measurement data (30, 30') and a first stored comparison data set; a second match determination step for determining a second match between the second measurement data (40, 40') and a second stored comparison data set; a first damage detection step for detecting damage (50, 50') to the rail-bound vehicle on the basis of the first match; and a second damage detection step for detecting damage (60, 60') to the infrastructure element passed by the rail-bound vehicle on the basis of the second match.