After one of the largest warning strikes in decades, rail traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia started again early Tuesday morning.
A spokesman for Deutsche Bahn told the German Press Agency that there were “no more strike-related restrictions” on S-Bahn and regional trains.
In long-distance traffic, only a few trips were canceled in the morning hours, it said.
Düsseldorf – The situation has also normalized in local public transport.
In the state capital Düsseldorf, subways were running again, and according to the timetable information, local transport was also running regularly in Cologne.
However, Monday's all-day warning strike still had an impact on air traffic.
According to the departure schedule, early flights at Cologne/Bonn Airport were postponed until later in the morning and some were also cancelled.
According to the departure schedule, there were only a few cancellations at Düsseldorf Airport.
Delays from early flights were not reported in Düsseldorf.
The Verdi and EVG unions largely paralyzed bus, train and air traffic on Monday.
With the large-scale warning strike, Verdi wanted to increase the pressure on employers in the public service wage conflict.
The third round of negotiations for federal and local employees began on Monday in Potsdam.
dpa