Train drivers' strike and Lufthansa strike: disruptions for thousands of travelers. Around 70,000 passengers are affected. The strike in passenger transport began at 2 a.m. and is expected to last 24 hours. The railway has organized an emergency timetable that secures around a fifth of long-distance train traffic. Regional transport and the S-Bahn of Deutsche Bahn are also affected. Even after the strike ended on Wednesday, passengers must continue to expect train cancellations and delays.
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German Locomotive Drivers' Union (GDL) at Deutsche Bahn has started a six-day strike. The strike began on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in freight traffic, and at 2 a.m the GDL expanded it to passenger traffic. Passengers have to come to terms with significant restrictions on long-distance and regional transport. German industry expects the train drivers' strike to cause enormous problems and damage to companies in freight transport, says Tanja Gönner, general manager of Federation of German Industries.
BERLIN, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) German train drivers started a six-day strike on Wednesday. The walkout, over pay and working hours, is the most significant in years at Deutsche Bahn, the national train operator, which warned of a massive reduction in service.
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