Train drivers to strike from midnight today

February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM

Train drivers have decided to withdraw from train operations starting tonight. During a meeting held for newly recruited drivers, the existing drivers opposed the proposed training of military officers to serve as train drivers, rejecting the plan to begin their training.

After prolonged discussions at the Ministry of Transport failed to reach an agreement, the executive committee of the locomotive engineers held a meeting this evening and decided that train services will be withdrawn from midnight today (17), the union said. (NewsWire)