Despite the cancellation of the 50-hour warning strike on Deutsche Bahn (DB), travelers in Germany and Austria should expect restrictions until Tuesday. DB said on Sunday that a third of the long-distance trains on Monday would be cancelled. The ÖBB are also affected.
They judge Railjet trains on this german corner Hourly shuttle service on Monday and Tuesday. In addition, overnight trips will not resume until Tuesday night.
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ÖBB’s hourly rail service via Deutsches Eck means that all Railjets start and end in Salzburg and Kufstein. There, the passage for the shuttle train takes place, which takes passengers over the Deutsches Eck. “Due to the two changes, slightly longer travel times are expected. However, the two-hour detour via the Austrian inland route has been eliminated,” explained ÖBB on Sunday evening.
It was not yet clear on Sunday night whether RJX connections between Salzburg and Munich could be made. Here, ÖBB was still in coordination with Deutsche Bahn. In any case, long-distance trains on the Zurich – Bregenz – Munich line are affected, they start and end in St. Margrethen, EC trains between St. Margrethen and Munich are cancelled.
They drive on public transport ÖBB fully standard time again. There are still individual restrictions on Monday on the route between Scharnitz and Mittenwald. ÖBB asks its passengers to inquire about planned connections before starting their journey, either via ÖBB Scotty timetable information, the ÖBB app or ÖBB customer service at 05-1717-0.
On the Western Railway, which runs from Vienna to Salzburg, Innsbruck and Munich, the website said on Sunday that all trains to Innsbruck are scheduled and there is no rail replacement service to the German corner. The schedule between Salzburg and Munich is reduced to three trains each way on Monday and four or five trains on Tuesday. Tickets for Monday or Tuesday are also valid today, Sunday and Wednesday. Rail traffic on the Vienna – Salzburg section is not affected.
Despite the cancellation of the strike, DB warned of restrictions in the coming days. “DB is facing the major challenge of having to reschedule around 50,000 train journeys and the associated shifts and deployment schedules.” On Sunday, DB specified that around a third of planned long-distance trains would be canceled on Monday. And even on Sunday night there were “individual train cancellations”. From Tuesday, all ICE and IC trains should be back on the road as planned, the railway promised.
The German railway and transport union (EVG) and the DB reached an agreement before the Frankfurt am Main labor court on Saturday. EVG is also negotiating new collective agreements with around 50 competitors of Deutsche Bahn, and the call for strikes remains valid for these companies. With these railways, which mainly operate regionally across Germany, there is a risk of large-scale failures at the beginning of the week. Restrictions are also expected on regional transport on Deutsche Bahn, as well as on freight transport.