For ten days nothing works on Munich’s main route: from Friday evening, August 11 (10:30 p.m.) until Monday morning, August 21 (4:40 a.m.), the route between Pasing and Ostbahnhof is completely closed to S-Bahn traffic. The reason for this is extensive construction work.
A completely renovated barrier-free train station is currently being built in Laim. In the future, the first and second main routes will meet here – it should then be possible to change trains on the same platform. As the first part of the new station, a new track 1 including a newly built platform will be put into operation in August.
For commissioning, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has to link the new track to the existing main route during the upcoming closure, after which acceptance tests are carried out in the control and safety technology. At the very end, the new track is tested during test runs.
In addition to connecting the new track, DB is also working on maintaining the existing network. The infrastructure on Europe’s busiest railway line is heavily used with more than 1000 daily S-Bahn journeys. Three points at the Ostbahnhof will therefore be renewed, and four points at the Isartor will be partially renewed. In addition, contact wires on overhead lines are replaced, signaling technology renewed or building joints sealed.
This is how the trains run during the trunk line closure
- The S1 only runs from/to the main station. The S-Bahn trains run between Moosach and the main train station without stopping. Some trains start/end in Feldmoching (U2).
- The S2 West only runs every half hour and from Obermenzing without stopping to Heimeranplatz (U5). There is a shuttle service between Altomünster and Dachau at the regular times. The S2 East only runs between Erding and Ostbahnhof or Leuchtenbergring. On weekdays, S2 trains continue from Ostbahnhof as S7 to Kreuzstraße.
- The S4 West runs from Pasing without stopping to the main station. The S4 East completely omitted on the weekends and on August 15th. On the other days, the trains start/end at Ostbahnhof and become the S3 to Holzkirchen.
- The S7 not applicable between Hackerbrücke and Giesing/Perlach. On August 14th and 16th to 18th the S7 between Hackerbrücke and Ostbahnhof will be cancelled.
- The S8 not applicable between Pasing and Hauptbahnhof. Between Ostbahnhof and Hauptbahnhof (platforms 5-10) the trains run non-stop via the Südring. In addition, there is no stop at the Leuchtenbergring.
Due to signal box work, there will be additional rail replacement services on the lines during the night of 14/15 August S4, S6, S8 between Pasing and Geltendorf/Tutzing/Herrsching.
Those are the alternatives
Between pasing and Central Station the S-Bahn offers a rail replacement service (SEV) every ten minutes. Information and maps of the SEV stops are available on the S-Bahn website. Between Central Station and Ostbahnhof can passengers die U5 to use. This runs every five minutes during the day.
In addition to the rail replacement service and the U5, there are other alternatives available for bypassing:
- The regional transport can be used between Pasing and Hauptbahnhof and between Ostbahnhof and Hauptbahnhof.
- The tram 19 is also condensed to a ten-minute cycle in the evening hours.
- Subway connections with the U2 in Feldmoching (S1), Giesing (S3/S7) and Trudering (S4/S6), with the U3 in Moosach (S1), with the U5 at Heimeranplatz (S2) and in Neuperlach (S7) as well as with the U6 at the Harras (S7).
On s-bahn-muenchen.de/baustellen all details can be found. All changes are also included in the timetable information. If you have any questions, the Munich S-Bahn customer service is available daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on 089/55892665.