Monday sees the start of a new era in public transport with the Deutschlandticket. It could all be so wonderful if it weren’t for the current rail tariff dispute.
From the customer’s point of view, it’s the worst possible timing: just as the new Deutschlandticket, which makes its debut next Monday, is being launched, Deutsche Bahn and the EVG rail union are arguing about pay for employees. So far, they have been relentless and without any prospect of a result.
In the second half of May, after Ascension Day, the negotiations that began at the end of February are to continue. However, as the union made clear, the possibility of further work stoppages cannot be ruled out. And this time, in contrast to the two previous warning strikes, possibly “longer than 24 hours”: “Two to three days are conceivable,” EVG spokesman Uwe Reitz told the F.A.Z..
Both the employer DB and the employee representatives should be clear: Industrial action is no advertisement for rail transport – at a time when the railroads and their owner, the federal government, want to lure more people onto the trains with the highly subsidized monthly ticket for regional transport. Because that seems to be halfway succeeding.
According to a survey by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), around three quarters of a million new Deutschlandticket tickets have been sold since the start of advance sales at the beginning of April. Politicians see this as a “very high level of interest”. In the coming weeks and months, transport companies are even expecting five to six million new subscribers – in addition to around eleven million regular customers who are switching from their current subscriptions to the cheaper Deutschlandticket, which costs just 49 euros.
Super cheap and carefree? No way
However, some old and new passengers could soon find their rail travel displeased. That is, if the railroads and the union do not reach an agreement quickly and further strikes follow. That’s what it looks like at the moment. “The effects obviously have to be more massive for it to hurt the employer,” EVG negotiator Cosima Ingenschay said in an interview. It would be possible to paralyze the railroads for weeks.
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For the latest information on Deutsche Bahn strikes and train times, visit their website at www.bahn.com. On the website you can get the latest news and updates about strikes or disruptions in train services.
On the website, you can also check train schedules, buy tickets, and get real-time information about train departures and arrivals. Deutsche Bahn also offers a mobile app that you can download to your smartphone to access the same information and services.
If you are currently in Germany and need immediate information about train times or disruptions, you can also call Deutsche Bahn’s customer service hotline at +49 (0)180 6 99 66 33 (charges may apply). The customer service representatives can give you up-to-date information and help you plan your trip.
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