Strike in public transport: Buses and trams in Krefeld fail!
Strike in public transport: Buses and trams in Krefeld fail!
On Friday, February 7, 2025, the public service in the Lower Rhine region will be affected by a comprehensive strike. The Verdi union called for this, and the effects are particularly expected for the cities of Krefeld, Moers, Kamp-Lintfort and Neukirchen-Vluyn. In Krefeld, public transport (public transport) is severely restricted. The trams and bus lines are partially canceled, while no strike has been announced for the lines U70 and U76 of the Rheinbahn. In order to maintain traffic, Stadtwerke Krefeld (SWK) have created an emergency schedule. According to Welleniederrhein there are possible short-term failures and delays.
The SWK has already announced that the railway lines are replaced by buses. An overview of the affected lines is as follows:
- line 042: stops "Traarer Straße", "Pappelstraße" and "Haus Rath".
- line 043: Replacement traffic remains, switch to the “Bockumer Platz” stop necessary; Stop "Gertrudisstraße" is not served.
- line 044: stops "Sandberg", "Buddestraße" and "Glindholzstraße"; Additional “Sporthalle Glockenspitz” stop ends at the “Steeger Dyk” stop (“Hüls depot” stop due to road construction work).
- restricted bus traffic: only ring bus lines 045, 047, 049 and 062 are expected to drive.
protests and rallies
Verdi also plans a central final rally in Krefeld, which is to take place from 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in front of the town hall. The union expects a significant impact on public transport in the region and calls for:
in the current tariff round 2025- an increase of 8% or at least 350 euros more per month,
- higher surcharges for stressful activities,
- an increase in training allowances and internship fees for 200 euros per month,
- Additional days off for relief,
- The introduction of a "my time account" for more time sovereignty and flexibility.
These strike actions are part of a larger clash, which started on January 24, 2025 in Potsdam. According to Verdi.de , several federal states, including North Rhine-Westphalia, will be affected by Warnstreik. Among other things, water and shipping management, municipal hospitals, administrations and municipal utilities have come into focus.
further effects and announcements
In addition, the workership of the municipal company companies in Krefeld will also be affected by the strikes. Restrictions in municipal daycare centers are not excluded. However, the Sparkassen employees in Krefeld were asked to coordinate their participation in the strike with the managers, which indicates that no significant restrictions can be expected in these facilities, such as DetailsQuellen