80 percent of long-distance train services will be canceled from Wednesday, and train service has stopped in many regions.
The strike of Deutsche Bahn train drivers began today, Welt wrote.
Eighty percent of long-distance train services stopped,
only a few trains run between major cities in Germany. At the same time, regional rail transport is also hampered. In many places, buses are put into service instead of trains.
According to Deutsche Bahn, those who can should postpone their journey. The strike will last until 6 p.m. Friday, according to current plans.
The German railway company twice tried to prevent the strike in court, but the courts rejected their claims.
The aim of the train drivers with the strike is to reduce their weekly working hours while keeping their full salary, but this is rejected by Deutsche Bahn.
The railway strike is taking place at the same time as the protest actions of German farmers that have been going on since Monday.
Farmers blockaded roads,
they hold traffic-slowing tractor parades and demonstrate with their vehicles in big cities, such as around the Bundestag and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Featured image: Getty Images / Christian Charisius - A railway worker in Hamburg on November 15, 2023.
