You shouldn’t bet on buses and trams tomorrow!
Verdi has called for a nationwide warning strike in local public transport on Tuesday. Massive impairments are to be expected throughout Germany, according to the union.
With the strike, a nationwide collective agreement is to be enforced for around 87,000 employees.
▶ ︎ Important: S-Bahn and regional trains are generally not hit on Tuesday
BILD shows which restrictions you have to expect in your state.
Baden-Württemberg
At all eight transport companies, the drivers want to stop working. Typically, the establishments transport more than a million people a day. In Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden Bus and tram drivers went on strike on Friday, now they want to go back to work.
Bayern
In several cities, the buses and trams are paralyzed – including Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Würzburg, Regensburg, Aschaffenburg and Coburg. In Munich There is no underground service between 3:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. How many trams are going will not be known until Tuesday morning, according to the Munich transport company. As a result, at least every second bus should run.
Berlin
After 3 a.m., there will be no buses, subways or trams. The BVG is serious: chaos and delays in morning rush hour traffic with announcement. At least the S-Bahn wants to send 40 more trains onto the tracks.
The vehicle fleet is to stand still for a total of nine hours – until at least 12 noon. It may take some more time until everything runs smoothly again.
Brandenburg
A spokesman for the Verdi union announced on Monday that there are no buses or trains running all day in major cities and most regions. The S-Bahn and regional trains are not affected.
The following local transport companies are specifically affected by the strike:
- Transport company Potsdam
- Regional transport company Dahme-Spreewald
- Uckermark Transport company
- Transport company Teltow-Fläming
- Bus transport Oder-Spree
- Barnimer Bus company
- Cottbustraffic
- Havelbus Transport company
- Regiobus Potsdam Mittelmark
- Urban transport company Frankfurt (Oder)
- transport services Brandenburg on the Havel
- DB Regio Bus Ost
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Bremen
According to an announcement by BSAG, trams and buses will probably be idle for 24 hours from 3 a.m. A BSAG spokesman recommended using the car.
Hamburg
Probably no subways will run until noon. Hamburger Hochbahn AG announced on Monday that all four underground lines in the Hanseatic city were affected. “Even in bus operations in Hamburg and the surrounding area – here in particular in the circles Pinneberg, Segeberg, Stormarn and duchy Lauenburg – there are likely to be significant restrictions, “it said.
The company is therefore asking its customers to forego unnecessary journeys on Tuesday morning and to switch to other means of transport.
Hessen
According to a spokeswoman for the Verdi union, it should be in Frankfurt Warning strikes on trams and subways give in Wiesbaden on the ESWE buses and in Kassel on the trams and buses. The warning strike begins with the early shift and ends with the late shift.
The Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV) pointed out that S-Bahn, regional trains and buses in Frankfurt are running according to plan and in many cases could be an alternative to trams and underground trains. The transport company VGF recommended its passengers to get the latest information as soon as possible before departure.
A spokeswoman for the North Hessian Transport Association (NVV) pointed out that the warning strike did not affect the bus routes that were marked in red, as well as all local trains of the various railway companies and Deutsche Bahn. Therefore, passengers in the Kassel area have the opportunity to switch to this offer. The Kasseler Verkehrsgesellschaft KVG is assuming that all local traffic will come to a standstill.
