A national train drivers’ strike has significantly disrupted travel in Germany, two days after the start of protests by farmers that blocked motorways and high streets across the country.
The three-day strike by the GDL union led to the cancellation of 80 per cent of long-distance trains, according to Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned rail operator. It began at 2am local time on Wednesday and is due to last until 6pm on Friday. Freight services were stopped the previous evening.
Millions of commuters stayed at home rather than face disruption to their journeys, and reports said many train stations were empty on Wednesday morning.
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