For many train passengers, after the warning strike was called off, it was time to reschedule. Everything went as planned on Tuesday.
Despite the cancellation of the warning strike, numerous regional and long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn will be canceled at the beginning of the week. On Monday, around two-thirds of the planned long-distance trains will run, DB announced.
There were also “individual train cancellations” on Sunday evening. “From Tuesday, all ICE and IC trains will be back on the road as planned,” announced the state-owned group.
For regional traffic, DB generally spoke of “restrictions and cancellations” that could be expected regionally on Monday. There are also foreseeable restrictions in freight traffic on these two days.
Tickets remain flexible
Even after the cancellation of the warning strike, Deutsche Bahn enables travelers to use their tickets already purchased for Monday and Tuesday on Sunday. “Our goodwill arrangement remains in place,” the group announced online. If trains booked for Monday or Tuesday are canceled, the usual passenger rights also apply – these allow, among other things, to catch up on the journey later.
Since the railways are assuming very full trains from Wednesday to the weekend in view of the Ascension Day holiday on Thursday (May 18), they advise moving the trips forward.
Connections with private railway companies can fail
Since the warning strike was only canceled at Deutsche Bahn, some private rail company connections will also be canceled on Monday and Tuesday. In Bavaria, for example, the Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB), the Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) and the Meridian are affected, as the railway and transport union EVG announced. The EVG is currently negotiating new collective agreements with dozens of railway companies.
After the short-term cancellation of the 50-hour warning strike, rail operations had to be reorganized from shutting down to up within 24 hours, DB said. “Since yesterday, around 50,000 train journeys nationwide in long-distance and local traffic alone, as well as the associated shift and deployment plans, have been rescheduled. Vehicles have to be rescheduled and some of them have to be taken to new departure points,” it said.
Source: Stern
