A train strike from Monday paralyzes passenger traffic for two days. Deutsche Bahn has to cancel trips in North Rhine-Westphalia as well. Numerous passengers are affected.
Hamm – For the second time in the current collective bargaining round, the train drivers’ union has GDL called on the train drivers to stop their work. So there is another one in North Rhine-Westphalia Rail strike. the Deutsche Bahn has canceled numerous journeys, accordingly many passengers are from the restrictions Monday affected. (News from North Rhine-Westphalia)
| labor union | Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) |
| Chair | Claus Weselsky |
| Members | 36.500 (2021) |
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Rail strike in NRW from Monday to Wednesday: Deutsche Bahn has to cancel trips again
There had already been a rail strike last week, when the GDL had struck Deutsche Bahn long-distance and local transport for two days. the Deutsche Bahn had to set up an emergency timetable, but was still forced to do a large part of the Rides to delete.
This time the passengers at least have a little more time to adjust to the situation. The strike is supposed to begin initially in freight traffic – on Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. The begins in passenger traffic Rail strike on Monday at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. 48 hours later – on Wednesday at 2 a.m. – the trains are supposed to go back into operation.
The following lines in North Rhine-Westphalia are completely canceled due to the strike:
- Regional traffic
RE 8: Mönchengladbach – Cologne – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Königswinter – Bad Honnef (Rhine) – Linz am Rhein – Neuwied – Engers – Koblenz - RE 9: Aachen – Eschweiler – Düren – Horrem – Cologne – Siegburg / Bonn – Betzdorf – Siegen
- RE 18: Herzogenrath – Eygelshoven – Landgraaf – Heerlen
- RB 20: Eschweiler St. Jöris – Alsdorf-Annapark – Herzogenrath – Aachen – Stolberg old town
- RB 25: Cologne – Overath – Gummersbach – Meinerzhagen – Lüdenscheid
- RB 28: Neuwied-Niederlahnstein
- RB 38: Cologne – Horrem – Bedburg
- RE 42: Münster – Essen
- RB 43: Dorsten – Wanne-Eickel – Herne – Castrop-Rauxel Süd – Dortmund. A replacement bus service has been set up.
- RB 53: Dortmund – Schwerte – Iserlohn. Replacement traffic between Dortmund and Schwerte has been set up.
- RB 54: Unna – Fröndenberg – Menden – Balve – Neuenrade. Replacement traffic between Menden and Unna has been set up.
- RE 57: Dortmund – Arnsberg – Bestwig – Winterberg. Replacement traffic between Fröndenberg and Dortmund has been set up.
Train
S 4: Unna – Unna-Königsborn – Dortmund-Dorstfeld – Dortmund-Lütgendortmund. There is replacement bus service between Unna and Dortmund Dorstfeld. - S 8: Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen. Replacement traffic between Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and Düsseldorf Hbf and between Neuss and Mönchengladbach has been set up.
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According to DB, these lines should operate without restrictions:
- Regional traffic
RE 17: Hagen – Schwerte – Bestwig – Brilon-Wald – Warburg – Kassel - RB 27: Mönchengladbach – Cologne – Cologne / Bonn Airport – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Koenigswinter – Bad Honnef (Rhine) – Linz am Rhein
- RB 30: Remagen – Bonn
- RB 33: Geilenkirchen / Heinsberg – Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen
- RE 42: Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Essen – Gelsenkirchen – Recklinghausen – Haltern – Münster
- RB 52: Dortmund – Hagen
Train
S 5: Dortmund – Hagen
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Rail strike in Germany: millions of passengers affected because of summer vacation
In North Rhine-Westphalia the school holidays are now over. But that is not the case in all federal states, in ten federal states it will Rail strike also meet holiday travelers, so that overall in Germany Millions of passengers will be affected by the strike.
International trains are also from Rail strike affected and can be canceled on the entire route or at least in the German section. Who, for example, from the most populous city North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, wants to travel to Brussels or Amsterdam, should find out in advance exactly to what extent they Train rides come about at all.
Rail strike in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia: Deutsche Bahn points out goodwill regulations
the Deutsche Bahn indicates on its website that there will be a reliable basic offer. “Nevertheless, in this situation we cannot guarantee that all travelers will get to their destination,” says DB. “Please postpone yours for Monday, August 23rd. as well as Tuesday, August 24th. planned long-distance travel, if you do not necessarily have to drive. The ticket validity will be extended. ”
For the period of GDL strikes According to Deutsche Bahn, “special goodwill regulations” apply to the validity of long-distance tickets that have already been purchased. All passengers who made their journey from Monday, August 23rd, 2021 to Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 due to the Rail strikes If you want to postpone the GDL, you can either use your already booked ticket flexibly or cancel it free of charge from Friday, 08/20/2021 up to and including Saturday, 09/04/2021. Seat reservations can also be exchanged free of charge. Which rules exactly apply, what is reimbursed and what train travelers should pay attention to, listed the Deutsche Bahn.
Why is there a strike?
Of the Rail strike comes about because the union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) is fighting for better pay, wage increases and a corona bonus. the Deutsche Bahn the GDL had already offered a 3.2 percent wage increase, but the time of the increase was too late for the union. Even with the term of the collective agreement, the ideas of the two opponents are still far apart. The last round of negotiations was broken off in June of this year.
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