In the middle of the holiday season, the German train drivers' union is on strike.
Passenger traffic across the country is severely restricted on August 11th and 12th.
Munich - At first it was just a threat, now it is bitter reality: The German train drivers' union has announced a strike for Wednesday, August 11th, until Friday, August 13th.
And this is already having an impact across the country:
At Munich Central Station alone, meter-long queues formed in front of the Deutsche Bahn service points this morning.
The station concourse was full of travelers who were looking intently at the departure boards - perhaps in the hope that their train would still run.
Deutsche Bahn asks its passengers via Twitter and on its own website to postpone unnecessary trips on the strike days.
Long-distance tickets that have already been booked between August 11 and 13 can therefore either be used flexibly up to and including Friday, August 20 or canceled free of charge.
Seat reservations can also be exchanged free of charge.
Deutsche Bahn has set up a free special hotline for questions on (0 80 00) 99 66 33.
Rail strike in Bavaria: only every fourth train is running - and not even safely
The railway expects almost a quarter of the train connections to be maintained.
But here, too, the company cannot guarantee that every fourth connection will actually operate.
In Nuremberg *, for example, a frequency of hourly connections is to be maintained in regional traffic.
The same applies to other metropolitan regions in Bavaria.
In international long-distance traffic, this means fundamental restrictions.
International connections in the German sections are either completely canceled or only run extremely limited.
The ÖBB Nightjets fall on the nights of 10/11.
until 12./13.
August completely off.
The border crossing to Poland and Denmark has also been canceled.
According to Deutsche Bahn, the following train connections in international long-distance traffic from Bavaria are not affected by the restrictions:
RJ trains: Munich - Salzburg - Vienna - Budapest
ICE trains: Passau - Linz - Vienna
EC trains: Munich - Innsbruck - Verona
On its website, under “Reise & Service” under “Current traffic reports”, Deutsche Bahn provides the replacement schedules for long-distance trains in Bavaria for download.
You can also use the DB Navigator app to find out about the current status of your own train connection.
Rail strike in Bavaria: Private providers such as BRB, ALEX and Vogtlandbahn are still running
Important to know: Only the connections of the Deutsche Bahn are affected by the GDL strike.
In many Bavarian regions, however, private providers are still on the move.
The press office of the Bayerische Regiobahn announced in the morning that its own trains would not be affected by the strikes.
Occasional delays are possible if, in addition to the Deutsche Bahn train drivers, staff responsible for the infrastructure also start on strike.
The situation is similar with other private rail providers.
Rail strike in Bavaria: the situation in Munich
In Munich, the S-Bahn should run at least every hour, some even every 20 or 40 minutes, according to the spokesman for the Munich S-Bahn.
The S8 to the airport should generally run every 20 minutes.
You can find more detailed information on the individual S-Bahn lines and their connections here at
tz.de
*.
Despite the strike, traffic in the state capital has not yet been particularly affected, explains a spokesman for the local police.
GDL strike in Bavaria: Twitter users shocked
The votes are divided on Twitter: In addition to hate messages to the GDL boss, as well as to Deutsche Bahn, many users point out the unfair situation towards employees: “For years no“ bonuses ”because there is no profit, but for people in suits that? ”writes a user.
“Completely irresponsible in the current situation,” writes another.
The press office of Deutsche Bahn itself seems satisfied.
They share a map of the Germany network on Twitter and write: "The DB replacement timetables during the #GDL strike are stable."
* Merkur.de / bayern and * tz.de / muenchen are an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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