GDL calls on its members to go on a railway strike from 10 January. Local and intercity transport is likely to be affected again. The most important information.
A railway strike in Germany could plunge Germany back into chaos. From Wednesday (January 10), the German Union of Locomotive Drivers (GDL) again called on its members to go on strike.
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This time the consequences are likely to be much more far-reaching, as the work stoppage will last several days. Thus, Deutsche Bahn already expects “massive disruptions in intercity, regional and city traffic.”
Railway strike in Germany: the most important information
The freight carriers’ strike will begin on Tuesday (January 9) at 6 p.m. The strike of passenger transport employees is scheduled to begin on Wednesday (January 10) at 2 am. The strike will end only on Friday (January 12) at 18:00.
The GDL is not only lobbying its members at Deutsche Bahn to quit their jobs. Relevant employees of Transdev and City Bahn Chemnitz are also involved in the strike. The exact impact on train traffic will only be known once the strike begins.
Deutsche Bahn has already announced that the planned emergency timetable “provides only a very limited range of trains in intercity, regional and city traffic.” Regional transport was reported to be particularly hard hit.
The goal is to somehow resolve the situation these days. The extent to which this will be implemented varies greatly between regions. In any case, there will also be widespread restrictions on regional transport. All people are asked to “refrain from unnecessary travel” during the strike and reschedule them.
For all additional or more precise questions, a special hotline has been activated at the number “08000 996633”. Otherwise, passengers’ legal rights continue to apply, so ticket refunds are possible “subject to appropriate conditions.”
In fact, the 64-hour strike by railway workers could still have been prevented. Deutsche Bahn and Transdev have asked the Frankfurt Labor Court for a temporary injunction to legally end the GDL strike, the court announced on Monday (8 January).
The decision of the first instance will not be final. Both parties can appeal to the State Labor Court of Hesse. A decision is unlikely to be made before Tuesday (January 9).
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