Updates on transport strikes in Munich

Is there a strike tomorrow? Will the trains run normally?

Does anyone know the latest?

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I couldn't find any news on a U-Bahn strike, it's the kindergartens, day-care centers and hospitals again from what I read in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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Transport strikes

I heard on the radio this morning that kindergartens, hospital workers, bin men etc would be striking tomorrow (i.e what Sarabyrd said) and that on Friday there will be another train strike (Nah & Fernverkehr)...no further details given though! I thought they'd reached an agreement?

EDIT: It was the ground staff & baggage handlers at MUC airport today - must have been chaos - they cancelled loads of flights (mostly internal).

Just found this link on Deutsche Bahn website - no concrete details available, just says they are preparing for possible strikes!

Heard rumors that the S Bahn strikes are starting up again. Anyone know if it is true that they will start again on Monday? (10.Mar.2008)

bump...

Has anyone heard anything about the scummy train drivers? SZ has nothing new and I need to plan some meetings for monday morning?

A friend of mine got this info by email (she subscribes to some newsletter or another...)

Sehr geehrte Fahrgäste,

die S-Bahn München bereitet sich auf mögliche Streiks der Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL) vor, die ab Montag, 10.3. stattfinden sollen. Über die konkreten Ersatzfahrpläne informieren wir Sie ab heute Mittag unter www.s-bahn-muenchen.de.
Der Fahrplan wird voraussichtlich wie folgt geändert:
Die S-Bahn München fährt
1) auf S 1, S 2, S 4, S 5, S 6, S 7 und S 8 Pasing-Geltendorf einen Stundentakt
2) zwischen Pasing und Flughafen über München Ost einen 20 Minuten-Takt
3) auf der Linie A Dachau - Altomünster einen Schienenersatzverkehr mit Bussen
4) zwischen Ebersberg und Grafing einen Schienenersatzverkehr mit Bussen Die Linien S 20 und S 27 entfallen. Ebenfalls entfällt die Relation Neufahrn - Flughafen.

Wir bitten Sie um Verständnis.

Ihre S-Bahn München

thanks!

Thanks, leeza.
Let me draw your collective attention to this fact:


Once an hour only.

While rushing out the door this morning, I heard Bayern 3 talking about a public transport strike next Monday. I presume its the usual Sbahn reduced to a 1-hour schedule on Monday, as pointed out by Sarabyrd. Or are the Ubahns busses and trams also affected?

EDIT: Just checked the Sbahn website, its now official that they are striking from Monday:
"Die Streikmaßnahmen sind ab Montag, 7.3.2008 um 0.00 Uhr für unbefristete Dauer angekündigt."

It is however unclear when the strike is going to end

That's the bit that always cracks me up.

I know that at least one S1 train an hour will go to the airport during the strikes. Does anybody know which one? I tried the mvv website but couldn't find out. It'd be handy to know so that i might have some chance of getting to work on time.

The BBC website is carrying a report that the DB train strike on Monday has been cancelled. However, it predicts that trains will still be erratic as it is too late to get everything scheduled as normal.

SBahn website is now saying that a normal service will run on Monday. Good Luck.

More info from DB here re: canceled strike.

Bayern 3 radio is saying there can still be disruptions but that the S-Bahn service should slowly get back to normal by the afternoon. I am not risking it but leaving home at 7.30am to make it to work by 9am. Normally a 25 minute drive.