As of: 09/06/2021 9:13 a.m.
Today, commuters and travelers at Deutsche Bahn have to reckon with failed train connections and delays. The five-day strike is supposed to end at 2 a.m.
The union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) continues its strike unabated, it said. “The situation is unchanged, the replacement schedule has started again as planned,” said a railway spokeswoman in the morning. The long-distance transport capacities, which were increased to around 30 percent by the weekend, could, however, be maintained. In regional transport, Deutsche Bahn expects that an average of around 40 percent of journeys will take place. In this tariff dispute, it is the first time that the GDL also went on strike on a Saturday and Sunday. For holidaymakers it was sometimes difficult in regional traffic – the regional express from Hanover to Norddeich, for example, only went to Leer, from there buses continued to the coast.
Rail: Replacement traffic is running smoothly
In Lower Saxony, the rail strike has so far led to numerous train cancellations. According to Deutsche Bahn, most travelers would have adjusted to the circumstances. According to a railway spokeswoman, many start their journey at a later date or work from home. The situation in the train stations is relaxed. The replacement traffic is stable, so the railway. “We are completely on target with our replacement schedule,” said a rail spokesman at the end of last week.
Replacement timetable for regional traffic in Lower Saxony
- S 1 (Minden – Hannover Hbf – Haste): The trains usually run every two hours.
- S 2 (Nienburg – Hannover Hbf – Haste): The trains usually run every two hours.
- S 3 (Hannover Hbf – Hildesheim Hbf): The trains are likely to be canceled. Please use the trains (RE 60 / RE 70) between Hannover Hbf and Lehrte. Two Meyering buses run between Lehrte and Hildesheim.
- S 4 (Bennemühlen – Hannover Hbf – Hildesheim Hbf): The trains are probably canceled. Please use the erixx (RE 10) trains between Hannover Hbf and Hildesheim Hbf. Replacement rail traffic has been set up between Bennemühlen and Langenhagen.
- S 5 (Hanover Airport – Hameln (Paderborn)): The trains usually run between Hanover Airport and Hameln / Bad Pyrmont every hour. Between Hameln and Paderborn every three hours.
- S 7 (Celle – Hannover Hbf): The trains are probably canceled. Please use the Westfalenbahn trains (RE 60 / RE 70) between Hanover and Lehrte. Two ORS buses run between Lehrte and Celle.
- RB 44/48 Braunschweig Hbf – Salzgitter-Lebenstedt: The trains are probably canceled. A rail replacement service has been set up.
- RB 45 (Braunschweig Hbf – Schöppenstedt): The trains usually run every two hours.
- RB 46 (Braunschweig Hbf – Herzberg (Harz)): The trains usually run every two hours.
- RB 80 / RB 81 (Göttingen / Bodenfelde – Nordhausen): The trains on both lines run combined, probably every two hours. Replacement rail traffic is set up between Bodenfelde and Northeim.
- RB 82 (Göttingen – Kreiensen – Bad Harzburg): The trains usually run every two hours.
- RB 86 (Einbeck Mitte – Göttingen): The trains on this section of the route will probably run according to plan between Einbeck / Mitte and Einbeck / Salzderhelden, continuous trains from / to Göttingen will probably be canceled.
- RE 1 (Norddeich (Mole) – Bremen Hbf – Hannover Hbf): The trains usually run every two hours. A Meyering bus runs on the shuttle between Bremen and Oldenburg.
- RE 9 (Osnabrück Hbf – (Bremen Hbf) – Bremerhaven-Lehe): The trains usually run every two hours between Bremen and Osnabrück. Please use the NordWestBahn (RS2) on the Bremen Hbf and Bremerhaven-Lehe section.
- RE 5 Cuxhaven – Hamburg Hbf: The trains run on 02.09 and 05.09. probably every one to two hours.
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