Emergency timetable - Restrictions on long-distance and regional services due to strike
The warning strike by the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL), which began on Thursday evening, led to severe restrictions on long-distance and regional services in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein on Friday morning, as well as on S-Bahn services in Hamburg. Despite everything, the emergency timetables have started well and few travelers can be found at the stations, a Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur on Friday morning.
According to this, S-Bahn trains are running every 20 to 30 minutes and major delays are to be expected on regional services. All connections in the emergency timetable are available in the information media on bahn.de and in the DB Navigator app. In addition, Deutsche Bahn has once again set up a strike hotline. Affected passengers can call 08000-996633 to find out about their connections.
The German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) had called for the 24-hour warning strike at Deutsche Bahn and other companies such as AKN on Wednesday. The passenger transport strike was due to begin on Thursday evening at 22:00 and last until Friday evening at 22:00.
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- Due to the ongoing strike, German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) has implemented an emergency timetable for GDL, imposing restrictions on both long-distance and regional services in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, as well as on S-Bahn services in Hamburg.
- The impact of the GDL strike is evident in the reduced traffic, with S-Bahn trains running every 20 to 30 minutes and major delays anticipated on regional services.
- The German Press Agency reported that despite the restrictions, the emergency timetables are functioning smoothly, with few travelers visiting the stations, according to a Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman.
- To address the concerns of affected passengers, Deutsche Bahn has established a strike hotline (08000-996633) where callers can receive information about their connections during this unprecedented disruption.
- In response to the warning strike, the Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) had organized a 24-hour strike, not only at Deutsche Bahn but also at other companies like AKN, which began on Thursday evening at 22:00 and ended on Friday evening at 22:00.
- Railroad services throughout the Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein regions have been significantly affected, causing disruptions in regional traffic and creating challenges for commuters in Germany's most northern federal state, Schleswig-Holstein.
- As a result of the GDL strike, S-Bahn services in Hamburg and regional traffic in Schleswig-Holstein have been the focus of consideration and mitigation efforts by the German railroad, including setting up strike hotlines and establishing emergency timetables to minimize inconvenience for passengers and ensure their safety.
Source: www.stern.de
