Warning: Hungarian trains affected by German rail strike
The German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced a strike until Friday, with significant disruption and delays expected on the affected sections. According to the Hungarian State Railways, MÁV, some Hungarian services will also be affected.
A walkout has been announced by the German railways from 2 AM on Wednesday until 6 PM on Friday evening. The reason given was that DB had not used the Christmas period to make a negotiable offer, Index reports. GDL members involved in freight transport started the strike as early as 7 PM on Tuesday evening.
The walkout in Germany also affects some MÁV services,
the Hungarian railway company said on its website on Tuesday.
DB’s walkout affects the following trains:
- Kálmán Imre EuroNight, which operates direct wagons between Budapest-Stuttgart-Budapest,
- Railjet xpress between Budapest-Vienna-Salzburg-Munich-Budapest,
- the Metropol EuroNight, which operates the direct Budapest-Berlin-Budapest services,
- and the Hungária EuroCity trains running between Budapest-Hamburg-Budapest.
Passengers travelling to Germany should check the DB and MÁV information platforms and customer services, they added.
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