Image: (APA/AFP/MICHAELA REHLE)
The strike in freight transport began at 6 p.m. In passenger transport, according to union plans, it should begin at 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning – and also affect travelers to and from Germany.
- Also read: ÖBB recommend postponing non-essential trips on Wednesday
The strike does not affect ÖBB traffic across Deutsche Eck, but the long-distance connections of Deutsche Bahn (DB) and ÖBB to Munich or even further north. In Austria, trains that start or end in Germany only travel to the respective border station or are canceled completely because the train drivers are swapped at the border. However, trains are sometimes routed to Munich via the Brenner route, according to the ÖBB.
According to APA information, ÖBB and DB customers can use their tickets to switch to the hourly Salzburg-Munich local transport. Westbahn trains run to Munich because the train drivers are not changed at the border.
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