Due to work consultations, there were 250 train outages at ÖBB in the entire eastern region on Monday. But there were also annoying delays at Wiener Linien.
It was not a successful start to the new working week for all those people who depend on public transport. Already in the early morning there was track damage on the Franz-Josef-Bahn. The lines R40 and S40, which could no longer run between Heiligenstadt and Sankt Andrä-Wördern, were affected. Even until late afternoon, only single-track operation was possible here. Duration of the outage: unforeseeable.
Overloaded alternative means of transport
The consequences were overloaded alternative means of transport and especially the failure-prone U4. There were also delays in the early hours of the metro because a passenger was ill and a malfunctioning train had to be withdrawn.
“We apologize for the inconvenience”
Standard sentence of the Wiener Linien: “We understand that delays are annoying for our passengers and regret this inconvenience.” This is of little comfort to the passengers. Due to the tense situation on the labor market, the intervals on some tram and bus lines have only been adjusted for a few days and they now run less frequently.
Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland
But at ÖBB, there were significant traffic restrictions on Monday due to work meetings in preparation for the KV negotiations between the railway workers. Delays throughout the eastern region. In Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, passengers had to accept delays and cancellations from 11 a.m. to late evening. Out of peak hours, 250 train connections were affected, as ÖBB emphasized.
Source: Krone
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