Disruptions on the S-Bahn's main line: Key information for Munich residents.
Hey there! Here's the lowdown on the current shenanigans happening with Munich's S-Bahn traffic.
Munich - Prepare for some changes, mates! The acceptance and commissioning process for the much-needed new Electronic Control Center (ESTW) at the East Station has finally kicked off, causing a bit of a ruckus. This replace-o-rama is intended to wipe out the outdated, bollocksbroken 1971 relay control center. Yeah, you read that right - it's been that long! The commissioning was postponed twice by a year each time, but now there's no bloody way back.
S-Bahn Stammstrecke Restrictions
Tonight, Friday, get ready for some sleeping beauty syndrome: Around 10:30 PM, S-Bahn traffic on the Stammstrecke and around the East Station to Riem, Giesing, Trudering, and Johanneskirchen will go kaput. But don't panic! It's only for one night: Starting Saturday, 5 AM, at least S2 and S3 will operate in a shuttle service between Laim and Isartor. The other lines will terminate in Pasing (S6, S8), Heimeranplatz (S4), or Hauptbahnhof (S1). The inspectors will now start their heavy-duty work: Technically speaking, not just one control center is being hooked up, but two! As a railway spokesman put it, "We're dividing the control areas."
Reduced S-Bahn Traffic
Both at the East Station and further east at Leuchtenbergring, two relatively nondescript buildings have been built in recent years. The one at the East Station will manage switches and signals for S-Bahn traffic on the first Stammstrecke in the future, while the one at Leuchtenbergring will govern traffic eastwards. Once the second Stammstrecke is completed in about ten years, it'll also be under the Electronic Control Center Leuchtenbergring's management.
On Friday, June 13, around 5 AM, all tracks should be ready for action again. However, reduce your S-Bahn trips by a quarter, as the railway spokesman warned us. S1 and S5 will continue to shag one another (not ride the S-Bahn), while for S2, S3, and S8, some ten-minute interval trains won't be rolling up.
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Updated Schedules for Munich S-Bahn Traffic
While experts keep a watchful eye on the new ESTW, traffic will be gradually increased - for instance, S1 should operate as usual from Monday, June 16. From Thursday morning, June 19, the full S-Bahn program should be rolling - up to 1300 train journeys each day.
If everything goes swimmingly, it'll be celebrated on Thursday, June 26 - with a grand ceremony attended by politics and railway VIPs!
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In the midst of the S-Bahn disruptions in Munich, changes are afoot in the industry of transportation. The commissioning of the new Electronic Control Center (ESTW) at the East Station, while necessary to replace the outdated 1971 relay control center, is resulting in reduced finance for the public-transit sector, as S-Bahn services will be limited for several days.
