Hochbahn expects a standstill due to the Verdi warning strike. Verdi has called on employees in the ongoing collective bargaining disputes to go on a 48-hour warning strike, which is scheduled to begin at 3 a.m.
on Thursday. The background for the foreseeable standstill on road and rail is that planning and safety have top priority. “If passengers set off with the prospect of an emergency timetable and crowd into overcrowded vehicles or onto platforms, this would pose a high safety risk”