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On Friday, public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia will be on strike by the Verdi union.
Buses and trams are canceled in many places.
But there are alternatives.
The Verdi strike affects many municipal transport companies in North Rhine-Westphalia.
On Friday, February 2nd, massive impacts on public transport can be expected in many places.
Deutsche Bahn and other rail companies are not affected by the strike.
Cologne – Commuters will have to prepare for significant restrictions on public transport on Friday (February 2nd).
Just four days after the end of the GDL strike at Deutsche Bahn, the buses and trains of the municipal transport companies are now set to come to a standstill in many places.
The Verdi union is calling for warning strikes in public transport almost nationwide - including in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The consequence: Many people cannot get to work on buses, trams and subways.
Not all buses and trains in North Rhine-Westphalia are affected by the Verdi strike.
Strike in public transport: There will be a strike here in North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday
The Verdi union has published a list of which transport companies in North Rhine-Westphalia are to go on strike on Friday.
Here is an overview of the affected companies and cities:
► DVG (Duisburg)
► Rhine Railway (Düsseldorf)
► WSW mobile (Wuppertal)
► Solingen public utilities (Solingen)
► Stadtwerke Remscheid (Remscheid)
► Railways of the city of Monheim (Monheim)
► MVG Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (Lüdenscheid)
► Ennepe-Ruhr transport company (Ennepetal)
► Hagener Straßenbahn Aktiengesellschaft (Hagen)
► KVB (Cologne)
► SWB (Bonn)
► wupsi (Leverkusen)
► WestVerkehr GmbH (Geilenkirchen)
► Investment company Kreis Düren mbH (BTG) – (Düren)
► NIAG (Moers)
► SWK Mobil (Krefeld)
► NEW mobile and active (Mönchengladbach)
► NEW mobile and active (Viersen)
► DSW21 (Dortmund)
► Vestische trams (Herten)
► Bogestra (Bochum, Gelsenkirchen)
► Ruhrbahn (Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr)
► STOAG (Oberhausen)
► Tram Herne - Castrop-Rauxel (Herne)
► Stadtwerke Hamm (Hamm)
► Hamm transport company (Hamm)
► Stadtwerke Gütersloh (Gütersloh)
► Stadtwerke Münster (Münster)
► REVG (Kerpen)
► moBiel (Bielefeld)
Source: Verdi
Strike in public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday: S-Bahn, RE and RB trains are still running
Trains, like those from National Express, are running according to plan on Friday despite the public transport strike (symbolic photo).
© Rüdiger Wölk/Imago
In North Rhine-Westphalia, only the local transport companies in the individual cities and districts are affected by the public transport strike.
Deutsche Bahn is not on strike.
Therefore, the S-Bahn, regional trains and DB regional trains will run as usual on Friday.
For example, commuters in the Cologne area can use Cologne S-Bahn lines to get to work.
Other rail companies, such as National Express and the Middle Rhine Railway, are also not affected by the public transport strike.
This means that trains such as the RE1 or the RB26 also run according to plan.
Strike in public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia – S-Bahn trains in Cologne
In the Rhineland, among others, the KVB in Cologne and the SWB in Bonn are affected by the strike.
Therefore, during the KVB strike, KVB line 16 and KVB line 18, among other things, will not run between Cologne and Bonn.
Despite the strike, there are alternatives for commuters in and around Cologne.
These include, for example, the following S-Bahn:
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S6:
Cologne-Worringen – Cologne central station – Düsseldorf central station – Ratingen – Essen central station
S11:
Düsseldorf Airport Terminal – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf – Cologne-Worringen – Cologne-Chorweiler – Cologne-Nippes – Cologne Hansaring – Cologne Hbf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Cologne-Mülheim – Bergisch Gladbach
S12:
Horrem – Cologne-Ehrenfeld – Cologne Hansaring – Cologne Hbf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Porz (Rhein) – Troisdorf – Siegburg/Bonn – Hennef (Sieg) – Au (Sieg)
S19:
Düren – Horrem – Cologne-Ehrenfeld – Cologne Hansaring – Cologne Hbf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Cologne/Bonn Airport – Troisdorf – Siegburg/Bonn – Hennef (Sieg) – Blankenberg (Sieg) – Au (Sieg)
S23:
Euskirchen – Rheinbach – Meckenheim – Bonn main station
Strike in public transport – S-Bahn and trains run in the Ruhr area
There will also be a strike in public transport in the Ruhr area on Friday, as wa.de reports.
This means that there are likely to be bus, tram and subway failures in cities such as Dortmund, Essen and Gelsenkirchen.
Public transport in Hamm is also affected by the strike, as wa.de reports.
Here is a selection of which trains commuters can use as alternatives on Friday in the Ruhr area:
S1:
Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Solingen
S2:
Dortmund – Castrop-Rauxel – Herne – Recklinghausen – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Essen
S3:
Hattingen Mitte – Oberhausen Hbf
S8:
Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach
RE1:
Aachen – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport – Duisburg – Essen – Mülheim an der Ruhr – Wattenscheid – Bochum – Dortmund – Kamen – Hamm
RE2:
Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Münster – Osnabrück
RE4:
Aachen – Mönchengladbach – Neuss – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund main station
RE6:
Cologne/Bonn Airport – Cologne main station – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Bochum – Dortmund – Hamm – Bielefeld – Minden (Westf.)
Warning strike in public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia: mobility guarantee does not apply
During the strike, commuters in North Rhine-Westphalia also have to observe changes to passenger rights.
In Cologne, the KVB ensured clarity in advance.
“The KVB also points out that the company’s mobility guarantee does not apply in the event of a strike,” the transport company announced on its website.
The situation is likely to be similar for the other transport companies in North Rhine-Westphalia affected by the strike.
Because the so-called “Mobility Guarantee NRW” does not apply in the event of a strike, explains the NRW consumer advice center.
For example, if you take a taxi to work, the costs will not be reimbursed.
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Strike in public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia: That's why KVB, Rheinbahn and Co. are now on strike.
The reason for the planned warning strikes in North Rhine-Westphalia is the collective bargaining between the Verdi union and the municipal transport companies.
This is about better conditions for around 30,000 employees in North Rhine-Westphalia, which are regulated in the so-called collective collective agreement.
Verdi NRW is demanding, among other things, additional days off for employees.
“Since collective bargaining has now taken place in all federal states and has not produced any results, now is the time to put more pressure on employers,” said Vice-Chairwoman Christine Behle, explaining the strikes that are now planned.
(jr with dpa)