Nationwide rail strike on Monday
Travelers need to know that
In long-distance and regional traffic, the trains stand still on Monday.
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The strike by the EVG and Verdi unions brought rail traffic to a standstill nationwide on Monday. Travelers need to know that.
On Monday, March 27, long-distance and regional trains in Germany will be at a standstill – due to the announced strike by the railway and transport union EVG. “The long-distance traffic of the DB will therefore be completely stopped. Even at DB Regio, most of the trains will not run during the strike,” it says on the Deutsche Bahn website.
The 24-hour warning strike begins on the night of March 26-27 at midnight. But according to information from the EVG and Deutsche Bahn, “the first effects of striking employees are possible as early as Sunday evening. Numerous trains will also be canceled on Tuesday due to the aftermath of the strike”. This is what travelers need to know now.
Flexible use of tickets already booked until April 4th
If you are flexible with your travel dates and have booked a ticket for March 27 or 28 up to and including March 23, you can now travel with this ticket up to April 4, 2023. “You can simply select another train, the train binding is canceled”, reports Deutsche Bahn. It also says: “Seat reservations can be canceled free of charge. Please contact your DB point of sale for this purpose”.
On the other hand, if you want to do without your trip completely, you can have the fare reimbursed.
Restrictions on public transport
Local public transport is also affected in the federal states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Bavaria. Here, the Ver.di union is calling for a walkout. The regional transport service providers provide further information.
In Bavaria, for example, local public transport is on strike in Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg, Würzburg, Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Fürth, Erlangen, Ingolstadt, Passau and Landshut. The Munich MVG also assumes restrictions. However, part of the line operation should be maintained if possible, as stated on the MVG website.
In the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Hamburg, local public transport is rolling, but S-Bahn connections are also on strike there.
In Bremen, bus and tram services will be suspended on Monday as the BSAG announces on its website.
According to the current status, it can be assumed that buses will run regularly in Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein on March 27th.
According to the current status, no restrictions on local public transport are to be expected in Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Information from Deutsche Bahn on the strike on March 27th
Deutsche Bahn has set up a free strike hotline on 08000-996633. Passengers are also asked to register before starting their journey on bahn.de or in the DB Navigator app about your connection.