Restrictions - Warning strike and slippery roads: A test of patience for commuters
Slippery roads and the warning strike by the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) also slowed down numerous commuters in Hesse on Friday. According to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), there were disruptions to bus services in parts of the state due to icy roads.
There wererestrictions in the Hochtaunus district, Rheingau-Taunus district, Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Giessen district, Wetterau district and Vogelsberg district, the RMV announced on Friday morning. The German Weather Service (DWD) had warned of slippery roads for western, south-western and central Germany until midday on Friday.
In the afternoon, the Central Hesse police headquarters said that there had been a few accidents on slippery roads in the Lahn-Dill district, but most of them were minor. A spokesperson for the Wiesbaden police headquarters also spoke of minor accidents that only resulted in material damage. Some vehicles were still on the road with summer tires despite the wintry weather, said a spokesperson.
Deutsche Bahn announced that there would be delays and train cancellations throughout Germany until the end of the day. The warning strike affects both long-distance and regional services, including suburban trains in the Rhine-Main region. However, streetcars, buses and subway trains in local public transport will run as usual - if they are not slowed down by icy roads.
The warning strike on passenger rail services began on Thursday evening at 10 p.m. and should end on Friday evening after 24 hours. Even after that, however, there are likely to be further cancellations, said a railroad spokeswoman. This Saturday, train services should return to normal operation as far as possible after isolated cancellations in the morning, which are the after-effects of the warning strike
Deutsche Bahn has set up an online emergency timetable. It advised passengers to postpone non-essential journeys and otherwise to find out about the planned train connections in good time before setting off.
RMV homepage with DB's emergency timetables (select federal state)
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Source: www.stern.de
