Pasinger Bahnhof is one of the largest railway hubs in Bavaria. Around 100,000 passengers use the station every day, especially when changing trains. In order to increase capacity, Deutsche Bahn (DB) wants to expand the station and is planning, among other things, a new platform on the north side. For this purpose, a 1.3 kilometer long, four meter high and transparent noise barrier is to be built.
Two years ago, the DB presented the conversion plans, which envisage further projects until the 2030s: an expanded southern platform and a major track reconstruction west of the station so that more trains from the west can pass through the route and delays are minimized. According to information at the time, the north platform should be ready in 2027; the planning approval process has not yet been completed; the plans were publicly available at the end of last year.
As part of the renovation, the DB wants to demolish the northern entrance building and rebuild it. The railway is currently still examining various options. A so-called basic variant basically involves restoring the access building to its previous function, with one significant difference: Because the building is to be taller, an additional level is created that can be used for restaurants or shops, for example.
In the next mobility committee on April 17th, the city council wants to deal with the renovation and also decide on a reorganization of the street space and new parking spaces for bicycles. The city had the Munich Transport Association determine the need for bicycle parking spaces and comes up with around 1,300 to 1,450 bike-and-ride parking spaces. There are currently around 725.
Access to the tracks from the north currently looks unattractive.
(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)
According to the mobility department, there are currently three options to cover the additional demand: an underground bicycle parking garage under a municipal property, parking spaces in the new access building or on the property of a private investor, the former Weyl site. The mobility department considers the latter option to be the most suitable. From the city’s perspective, option one would be very expensive, number two would probably only offer space for around 200 to 300 parking spaces.
But the preferred option on private property is apparently not optimal either, as the bike garage would be further away than the other two options.
However, the city apparently wants to keep all options open, as can be seen from the draft resolution. This stipulates that, on the one hand, discussions should be held with the DB and the private investor, and on the other hand, the costs for a garage on public land should be quantified more precisely.
The city also wants to examine various options for reorganizing the street space. Among other things, wider sidewalks are planned at Wensauerplatz, a red-marked cycle lane on August-Exter-Straße and new bus stops. However, because the streets are quite narrow, a report sees only “small degrees of freedom with regard to possible redesign”.