On the second day of the nationwide train drivers' strike, the emergency timetable of the railroad has started again. A railroad spokeswoman in Leipzig said on Thursday that travelers had obviously adjusted well to the situation. There were no overcrowded trains or long queues at the railroad information centers on the first day of the strike on Wednesday. The railroad's website and special hotline were well used. The updated timetables, especially for tomorrow's regional services, could already be viewed there.
According to the spokesperson, around 20 percent of trains were running nationwide on long-distance services. In local transport, the railroad informed about confirmed connections one day in advance. Hardly any problems were reported by private rail competitors whose train drivers were not on strike.
In long-distance transport, some trains were still running on the north-south line - from Munich via Erfurt and Leipzig to Berlin and Hamburg. According to the spokesperson, particularly long trains were to be used. Dresden and Magdeburg were connected by regional trains via Leipzig. There was still an intercity connection from Dresden to Prague.
