Engine drivers’ strike: From Tuesday evening there will be massive restrictions in rail traffic
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Nationwide strike of the GDL: The strike of the locomotive drivers begins on Tuesday evening. Only every fourth train will probably run. But what exactly does that mean for rail travelers?
Frankfurt – From Tuesday evening (August 10th, 2021), travelers will have to be prepared for massive restrictions in rail traffic: Only a quarter of all trains will in all probability be in operation. The reason for the strike of the locomotive drivers is a dispute over a wage increase between the train drivers’ union (GDL) and the German train* that escalated. 95 percent of the train drivers then spoke out in favor of the strike. The strike should last until Friday (August 13th, 2021), 2:00 a.m.
A crucial question now arises for travelers: Which routes are affected and how do I get to work? Here you will find a list of the affected railway lines.
Railway strike: List of all affected railway lines (source: RMV)
- S-Bahn
- S1 (Wiesbaden – Frankfurt – Rödermark-Ober-Roden)
S2 (Niedernhausen – Frankfurt – Dietzenbach)
S3 (Bad Soden – Frankfurt – Langen – Darmstadt)
S4 (Kronberg – Frankfurt – Langen / Darmstadt)
S5 (Friedrichsdorf – Bad Homburg – Frankfurt)
S6 (Friedberg – Bad Vilbel – Frankfurt)
S7 (Riedstadt – Groß-Gerau – Frankfurt)
S8 / S9 (Wiesbaden – Mainz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt – Offenbach – Hanau)
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- Railway lines
- RMV train line 2 (Koblenz – Mainz – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 4 (Mainz – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 5 (Fulda – Bad Soden-Salmünster – Hanau – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 14 (Mannheim – Ludwigshafen – Mainz – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 20 (Limburg – Niedernhausen – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 22 (Limburg – Niedernhausen – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 23 (Mayen – Koblenz – Limburg)
RMV train line 25 (Koblenz – Limburg – Gießen)
RMV train line 30 (Kassel – Treysa – Marburg – Gießen – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 34 (Glauburg-Stockheim – Bad Vilbel – Frankfurt)
RMV railway line 40 (Dillenburg – Gießen – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 41 (Treysa – Gießen – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 48 (Nidda – Friedberg – Frankfurt): direct trains from / to Frankfurt of the DB
RMV train line 49 (Gießen – Friedberg – Hanau)
RMV railway line 50 (Bebra – Fulda – Hanau – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 51 (Wächtersbach – Hanau – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 53 (Schlüchtern – Jossa – Gemünden am Main)
RMV train line 54 (Würzburg – Aschaffenburg – Hanau – Maintal – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 55 (Würzburg – Aschaffenburg – Hanau – Offenbach – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 56 (Schöllkrippen – Kahl – Hanau)
RMV train line 60 (Mannheim – Bickenbach – Darmstadt – Langen – Frankfurt)
RMV railway line 61 (Dieburg – Rödermark – Dreieich – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 67 (Mannheim / Schwetzingen – Neu-Edingen / Friedrichsfeld – Darmstadt – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 68 (Wiesloch-Walldorf – Heidelberg – Neu-Edingen / Friedrichsfeld – Darmstadt – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 70 (Mannheim – Biblis – Frankfurt)
RMV train line 94 (Marburg – Bad Laasphe – Erndtebrück)
RMV line 97 (Marburg – Korbach – Brilon)
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Nationwide GDL strike: is there any alternative public transport?
According to the RMV, there is no strike on regional trains operated by private transport companies, subways, trams and buses. So that there are no contagions due to the excessive use of rail traffic Coronavirus*, the Frankfurter Verkehrsgesellschaft has stocked underground railways with additional wagons. (Ares Abasi) * fnp.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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