Commutler alarm: S-Bahn chaos in Munich for construction work!

Commutler alarm: S-Bahn chaos in Munich for construction work!

The trip to work could become a real test of patience for many commuters in the coming weeks. The reason is massive construction work that is significantly tightened by the traffic situation. From June 7th, Deutsche Bahn takes a new electronic signal box at the Munich Ostbahnhof in operation, which leads to significant restrictions in S-Bahn traffic. These measures are necessary to bring the infrastructure up to date and improve the networking of public transport, but for passengers it will be anything but relaxing.

The work starts on the night of June 7 and lead to the complete lock of the main route between Ostbahnhof and Isartor and the adjacent S-Bahn tracks. For travelers on the route from Pasing to Riem, Giesing, Trudering and Johanneskirchen, this means switching to buses that commute every ten minutes. If you want to go to the airport, you also have to expect delays; Buses are planned here every five minutes between Isartor and Ostbahnhof.

restrictions until June 19th

From 7th to June 13th there will be a major limited operation on the S-Bahn routes around the Ostbahnhof. Affected sections of the route are the Ostbahnhof to the Isartor, Giesing as well as Trudering and Johanneskirchen. From June 13th to 18th, the operation of the new signal box will also be observed, which will maintain the restrictions in S-Bahn traffic. On June 19, everything should run regularly again.

Not only the S-Bahn, the Munich subway will also be affected. Between the subway stations Giesing and Karl-Prize-Platz there are renovation work, which lead to restrictions on weekends between June 6 and July 6th and August 22nd and September 14th. Here the passengers can expect single -track operation and longer waiting times.

construction site accident at the Ostbahnhof

On the circumstances that have already been challenging, an incident recently came on a construction site at the Munich Ostbahnhof. There overturned a component of the tons because the supports added. Fortunately, it remained without injuries, since the construction workers reacted to the impending danger signal of a crunching noise in good time and brought themselves to safety. Nevertheless, the Balanstrasse was fully blocked due to the incident, which leads to further traffic in the traffic that could drag on for several days.

The transport providers ask all passengers to pursue public transport particularly carefully in the next few weeks. For information on timetable changes and diversions, the websites of the MVV and the Germans are Bahn Valuable contact points. It is also recommended to check alternative routes, for example to bypass the hustle and bustle during the UEFA Nations League final on June 8th.