Deutsche Bahn (DB) expects the announced strike by the train drivers’ union GDL to cause severe disruption to rail traffic in the greater Munich area. The emergency timetable will only ensure a very limited range of trains in DB’s long-distance, regional and S-Bahn services, the state-owned company announced on its website on Monday. The Munich … Read more
It is supposed to be the longest strike yet, it will last through the weekend. Germany is facing a second train drivers’ strike in January, which will once again paralyze rail transport throughout the country for several days. Just three days after a new offer from Deutsche Bahn management, the GDL union has announced that … Read more
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 … Read more
With its strike on Wednesday morning, the GDL train drivers’ union caused disruption to rail traffic in Baden-Württemberg. The emergency timetable started as planned, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn said this morning. Accordingly, the railway only offers 20 percent of its usual range of long-distance services. The GDL expects strike participation to be at least … Read more
From the beginning of next week it could be that time again: full platforms, empty tracks. The reason: the labor disputes of the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL). However, Deutsche Bahn (DB) wants to stop this using legal means. This is nothing new for the DB: in 2021 it had already tried to have the … Read more
Local and long-distance transport are affected by the rail strike today, December 8, 2023. How long will the warning strike with train cancellations and delays last? Attention commuters: there’s a new one Strike at the railway. After the collapse of collective bargaining, GDL boss Claus Weselsky had already announced further strikes. Initially he mentioned various … Read more
As of: December 7th, 2023 8:46 a.m The train drivers’ union GDL has called for a strike again: most trains should be at a standstill from 10 p.m. The strike is scheduled to last until Friday evening – and will be the last one this year. The railway wants to maintain 20 percent of long-distance … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 8:38 am Impact at a glance : This is how the rail strike hits NRW: “Please postpone your trips” Train travelers in North Rhine-Westphalia also have to put in place massive restrictions. Photo: dpa/Roland Weihrauch Deutsche Bahn passengers in North Rhine-Westphalia have to be prepared for numerous train cancellations and delays … Read more
It’s getting tight on the rails: Because the GDL is calling for warning strikes, nothing works for many hours. These lines are affected. Train travelers in Lower Saxony and around Bremen have to be prepared for train cancellations on the Nordwestbahn at the weekend. The German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) is calling for a twelve-hour … Read more
“As punctual as the train” – that was once. The dictum becomes a phrase. All of Germany groans in annoyance because the train is always late or has to be canceled altogether. The portal Zugfinder.net and the YouTube channel “Railways in Austria, Germany, Switzerland” keep a record of the routes with the worst delays. These … Read more