Travelers who have to leave early on Wednesday morning, June 24 and want to take the train or bus, are often out of luck. Due to a strike by public transport unions, trains and buses will not run across the country until eight in the morning.
There are no trains running throughout the country from four to eight in the morning, the NS reports. The cleaners on the train are also on strike; the railway organization therefore calls on people to take waste off the train themselves.
The unions are on strike against the government’s proposed plans to cut social security.
The Eurocity and the Eurocity Direct, which connect Breda with Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels, are also not running due to the strike, as are the international ICE trains in the direction of Germany. Only international trains such as the Eurostar run, as does the train between Amsterdam Central Station and Schiphol.
Regional transport is on strike
Passengers in regional transport will also experience inconvenience from the strike. At Bravo, the bus transport in North Brabant, it is not yet clear how many drivers will stop work on Wednesday. As a result, it is expected that there will be few or no buses running until at least eight hours. Even after that, there may still be cancellations and delays, up to at least ten hours.
What exactly the timetable will look like is still uncertain. Travelers are advised to postpone their trip or check the travel planner just before departure.
The buses to and from Eindhoven Airport (lines 400 and 401) will continue to run according to the timetable.
Fewer trains due to heat
In addition to the strike, travelers should also take into account that fewer trains will run on a number of routes from Wednesday due to the expected heat. At temperatures of around 30 degrees or higher, train parts can overheat, the carrier explains. Malfunctions can occur, especially if it remains warm at night and a train cannot cool down.
In our province, this applies on Wednesday to the trains that run between Bergen op Zoom and Zwolle. Double-deckers normally run there, which are more susceptible to problems in the heat because they are heavy trains.
An NS spokesperson explains that some switches can be made there, which means that the normal timetable is expected to resume after Wednesday.
