Train travelers in Bavaria have to be prepared for many train cancellations again on Thursday and Friday due to the renewed strike by the train drivers’ union GDL. There will be “massive restrictions” in regional transport, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Bahn said on Tuesday. The strike on long-distance and regional rail transport begins on Thursday morning at 2 a.m. and is expected to last until Friday at 1 p.m. The spokeswoman announced that a “basic offer” would be available.
According to Deutsche Bahn, long-distance trains with more seats should be on the road. The extent to which local transport can operate varies greatly depending on the region. The S-Bahn in Munich should run at least once an hour, and the airport line S8 every 20 minutes. In Nuremberg too, most S-Bahn trains will run approximately every hour. The S6 only runs every two hours and the S5 will probably be canceled, the spokeswoman explained. Even if their staff does not go on strike, other railway companies operating on important routes in Bavaria could also be affected by the strike.
Go-Ahead announced that individual train cancellations and delays could occur if sections of the route were not accessible due to the strike or if train drivers did not come to work. The company’s trains run, among other things, on the busy Augsburg-Munich route. Agilis made similar comments in Regensburg. If possible, its trains would run as usual on both networks, the company said. However, there could be disruption if employees in signal boxes take part in the strike. Among other things, Agilis travels from Regensburg along the Danube, both towards Swabia and Lower Bavaria. The state railway also announced on Tuesday that there could be restrictions due to striking signalmen. The company has also set up its own hotline for information about cancellations or delays.
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) advised that trips should be postponed. There are disruptions in cross-border traffic to and from Germany and long-distance trains often end at border stations, as the company announced on Tuesday. The ICE connections to and from Passau and Nuremberg are therefore completely canceled. The Westbahn, on the other hand, announced on Monday that trains to and from Munich via the Deutsche Eck to Tyrol and Vorarlberg would run as scheduled. By presenting a valid DB or ÖBB ticket for long-distance transport, passengers can also travel free of charge between Munich Central Station and Salzburg Central Station.