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Final stop in Munich: Another warning strike - frustration of commuters at the main train station

2021-08-24T07:32:41.612Z


And the GDL strikes continue. It's about the money. The S-Bahn is also affected. Many commuters and travelers were stranded at the main train station at the weekend.


And the GDL strikes continue.

It's about the money.

The S-Bahn is also affected.

Many commuters and travelers were stranded at the main train station at the weekend.

Munich - and the marmot greets you every day! It was only about a week and a half ago that the train traffic in Munich came to a standstill. The reason: the train drivers' strike. And now again full platforms and empty tracks! The union of German train drivers (GDL) had again called for a strike in the wage dispute with Deutsche Bahn (DB). It's about the money. And again a number of trains and S-Bahns were canceled. And even if there were replacement timetables: Many commuters and travelers were stranded at the main station *.

Michael Alznauer (21), Emilio Baume (19) and Lorenz Wagner (20) (from left) were just missing the rail strike.

After all, the three of them had already traveled a long way.

They were on vacation in Sweden for nine days and were traveling with their tents.

To get back home, they had to travel around 1000 kilometers by bus.

"We are very tired," reveal the young men and just want to go to bed.

Frustration due to rail strike: no consequences for the MVG - something else is rolling towards us!

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The GDL strike at the beginning of the week is also leaving its mark in Bavaria.

Numerous connections fail.

© Matthias Balk / dpa

But how hard did the strike really hit Munich? "We have the impression that our passengers have informed themselves and prepared for the strike," said a DB spokesman. Accordingly, it was relatively quiet in the morning at the train stations in the Munich area *, the capacities in regional and S-Bahn traffic were sufficient. The S-Bahn ran at least every hour, but in numerous sections it also ran every 20 or 40 minutes. "Roughly speaking, it is around half of the usual journeys in the area of ​​the Munich S-Bahn," says the train. In regional transport in Bavaria, more than 40 percent of the usual journeys are on the move.

The train drivers' strike had no consequences for the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG).

A noticeably higher number of passengers in the subway *, tram and bus could not be determined yesterday morning, said a spokesman when asked by tz.

It was completely different with the rental car providers.

According to the comparison portal Check24, around 43 percent more rental cars were booked across Germany than in the previous week.

Rail strike at the weekend: Train drivers' union continues to make demands

The strike had been in place for freight traffic since Saturday, and yesterday at 2 a.m. it began for passenger traffic as well. And it continues: Railway employees will be laying down their work until 2 a.m. on Wednesday. The demand of the train drivers' union: wage increases of 3.2 percent, a Corona * bonus of 600 euros and better working conditions. The union rejected an offer from Deutsche Bahn to negotiate the corona premium. As far as the wage increases are concerned, the railway offers 3.2 percent more, but wants to implement the levels later and a longer term. Something else is rolling towards us!

(pp) * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

Source: merkur

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