“Virtually no one heeded calls to blockade major railway stations on 1 September when the ban was extended to long distance travel. Large numbers of police wait

“Virtually no one heeded calls to blockade major railway stations on 1 September when the ban was extended to long distance travel. Large numbers of police waited in vain.” That's because news outlets are ignoring the real protests, so when they try to promote “a blockade” everybody knows it's a trap. Hence, large numbers of police waited in vain.