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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