Implements necessary actions to enact these specified measures:
On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Südwestbus announced the cancellation of nine trips on line 5 of the Pforzheim city transport system. The cancellations were mainly in the morning, affecting several trips from key stops such as Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark, Pforzheim ZOB/Hbf, and Pforzheim Hängsteig.
The affected trips included the 06:32 AM and 07:17 AM trips from Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark to Pforzheim ZOB/Hbf and Pforzheim Hängsteig respectively, the 07:53 AM trip from Pforzheim Hängsteig to Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark, and the 08:32 AM trip from Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark to Pforzheim ZOB/Hbf. The cancellations continued throughout the day, with the 11:22 AM and 11:47 AM trips from Pforzheim ZOB/Hbf to Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark and Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark to Pforzheim Hängsteig respectively, as well as the 12:23 PM trip from Pforzheim Hängsteig to Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark and the 01:22 PM and 06:57 AM trips from Pforzheim ZOB/Hbf to Pforzheim Hochschule/Wildpark, out of service.
The out-of-service status of these trips was published in the electronic timetables by Südwestbus. The cancellations were due to a short-term high absenteeism among the driving staff. The archived post on the company's website may no longer contain current telephone and contact options.
For the most up-to-date information, commuters are advised to check the official sources for Pforzheim city transport, such as the local transit authority's website or their social media channels. These sources typically publish service updates, disruption details, and specific cancellation times and stops when such events occur. Local news outlets for Pforzheim might also have reported on this issue around that date.
The cancellations in the public-transit system of Pforzheim on November 23, 2023, extended beyond just line 5, potentially impacting workers in industries that depend on transportation, such as finance, given the disruption of key trips during business hours. The industry may need to adapt their schedules to account for the public-transit disruptions.
In the aftermath of the disruption, commuters might find it useful to follow local news outlets for Pforzheim, as they often report on such issues, providing valuable information that could help in planning alternate routes using private-sector transportation options, should similar events occur in the future.
