Rail paralysis in Germany also affected Poland. Some will go by bus

PKP Intercity spokesman Cesar Nowak admits that this complicates the situation for Polish carriers. – This, of course, will cause difficulties in the transportation of people as well With our trains to Berlin and back, he says.

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Some of our trains will end in Rzeszów on January 9, i.e. today. However, on the section from Rzepin Frankfurt We, as PKP IC, are starting a replacement bus service and travelers from Frankfurt to Berlin will be able to travel by regional trainsBecause this strike does not apply to regional trains – explains Sezari Novak.

Changes will affect, including: Trains run Wroclaw – trains “Odra” (IC 54) and “Vaveli” (mod Przemyśl; IC 56).

Representatives of the Lower Silesian Railway are also monitoring the situation. This carrier operates cross-border connections to Germany.

At the moment, connections with German cities are not threatened, as well as connections to Dresden. However, we ask travelers to follow the information about connections to Gorlitz and Forst – we will notify you on our website if these connections are terminated at stations on the Polish side of the border, Andrzej Padniewski from the Koleje Dolnośląskie press office said in an interview. with the PAP.

At the end of November, the German drivers' union (GDL) announced that negotiations with Deutsche Bahn had failed. The biggest dispute concerns the reduction of full-time workers from 38 to 35 hours per week, which the union has been demanding.

The carrier does not consider this due to the shortage of skilled workers. GDL is also asking for an increase of €555 a month and an inflation bonus of €3,000.

Drivers should also prepare for problems. They can appear on the A4 and A18 highways.

Yesterday (Monday – editor's note) there was a traffic jam on the A4 for several kilometers, which was related to the farmers' protest on the German side. We were monitoring the road situation together with the police. Currently, the crossing is smooth, Magdalena Shumiata, spokeswoman for the Wrocław branch of the GDDKiA, told PAP.