NRW public transit strikes (Cologne, Essen, etc.) - Germany

I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about the EVAG strike. It seems we will all be walking or driving tomorrow...

The DB-run S-Bahns/RB/RE trains will be running if that helps.
But, pretty much no bus, U-Bahn, or Strassenbahn in the region.

Just a reminder that no KVB buses or trams will be running before 9am. Am told that they should be running as normal from 9am. Hope everyone is able to deal with this.

I totally forgot thanks spiller!!!

no problem its what Im here for!!

DA... looks like i gotta walk to work...damn...

24 hour strikes:
DORTMUND: the entire day, no service (buses, trains, subway, night buses); service will begin 4am on Saturday morning.
DÜSSELDORF
Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Herne, Moers and Kreis Recklinghausen

More limited strikes:
ESSEN: strikes until 3pm
Bochum-Gelsenkirchen: strikes until 3pm (a few buses with service by private companies will run); Strassenbahn Herne/Castrop-Rauxel--24 hour strike
DUISBURG: strikes until 11am
KÖLN: until afternoon

GREAT that the men and women who take us to and from work each day aren't taking any shit.
Cos we have no issues with our pay; oder?

And for the few of us who live in Aachen, ASEAG is part of this strike as well. The following is taken from their website (google translated):

The strike has affected the entire line of ASEAG traffic in the city and district of Aachen. According to information from the local employers' association begins warning strike on Friday morning service beginning with the bus driver and ends with expected Betriebsschluss.Die ASEAG assumes that all the bus routes from Saturday again, as usual.

Should this happen again in the next few days - in Cologne the RVK Buses still run i.e. 260 - check in google under RVK. Also the S Bahns still run. With a little bit of research and maybe a bit of a walk - you can still get around in Cologne.

Strike again tomorrow in Köln from 03:00 Wednesday to 03:00 Thursday, not sure about essen etc. The following buses will be running.

127: Longerich - Pesch - Mengenich - Ossendorf
132: Meschenich - Rondorf - Arnoldshöhe - Chlodwigplatz - Heumarkt - Dom/Hbf.
136: Neumarkt - Rudolfplatz - Lindenthal, Dürener Straße - Hohenlind
145: Bachem - Frechen - Weiden - Lövenich - Widdersdorf - Bocklemünd
148: Ossendorf - Bilderstöckchen - Geldernstraße/Parkgürtel - Nippes S-Bahn - Ebertplatz
152: Porz - Eil - Ostheim - Mülheim - Stammheim - Bayerwerk/S-Bahn
154: Porz Markt - Rath/Heumar - Königsforst - Brück - Dellbrück - Dünnwald
159: Holweide - Buchheim - Mülheim - Buchforst - Kalk - Poll
160: Porz Markt - Eil - Urbach - Grengel - Wahn S-Bahn - Lind

S-Bahn and DB unaffected.

oh damn it. AGAIN??? no good no good at all gggrrrr thanks for letting me know though

no problem cyn, its what im good at!

Grrr. I can't get on to the RVK site - last time the 260 (bus) was still running - it might be tomorrow too - but the site won't open.

What about Essen. It is snowing and sleeting at the moment. If this keeps up I am not walking anywhere...

According to the KVB website, other companies (I assume they mean RVK) buses will still be running, just like the last time.

In Essen, only DB trains and a handful of privately-operated bus lines will run. The private lines are 171, 180, 190, 196, and TaxiBus 175; there are also some lines that are partially private-operated, so they will run but not at a full schedule--144, 164, 174, 177, 194
http://www.evag.de/74.html?&tx_ttnews%...Hash=d0bcc074dd

In fact, it looks like pretty much every public transit system in NRW will be struck tomorrow.
It could be worse: Berlin begins a 10 day strike tomorrow (with 5% of service continuing).
It could get worse: the GDL is threatening to strike beginning Monday--that could mean more Deutsche Bahn disruptions, which, if they combine with the ver.di public transit strikes, could be disastrous.

Does anyone know if there will be a strike next MOnday and if it affects the U-trains in Düsseldorf and the Bahn trains in the VRR system?

Also, another question, I bought the Ticket2000 to ride the trains the whole month. The brochure said in case the public transportation was not able to take you to a scheduled destination, they would pay for other means of transportation up to €30 (Wednesday´s strike already costed me about €90 in taxis). Does anyone know if this clause is also applicable during strikes? Can I complain to the Rheinbahn and recover part of the taxi fares (I still have the receipts).

Cheers,

Daniel

Is it too much to ask that they handle their pay negotiations without making other working people's lives more difficult?

Strikes are SUPPOSED to make life difficult, that is why they are the most effective tool and not the most frequently used.

For rebates for monthly ticket holders, you'll need to read the Ts & Cs of the ticketing company.

The GDL has announced strikes beginning Monday. This will affect Deutsche Bahn services (ICE, IC, RE, RB, S-Bahn).
In the event of strikes, DB will operate under temporary schedules. You should be able to take IC/ICE trains even with a local ticket if your travel is disrupted by the strike.
The long-distance schedule is here:
http://statistik.bahn.de/lnkcnt.php?et=n5E..._2008-03-10.pdf
The NRW temporary schedules of RB, RE, and S-Bahn service are here: http://www.bahn.de/blitz/view/nrw/uebersicht.shtml


No, the Mobility Guarantee does not apply to disruptions caused by strikes. You could try to get a prorated (1/30th) refund of your monthly cost, though that might be denied as well.