Train crisis at the weekend: Munich-Holzkirchen closed until the end of July!

Train crisis at the weekend: Munich-Holzkirchen closed until the end of July!

München, Deutschland - In Munich and the surrounding area, an unexpected railway closure ensures confusion and resentment. The route between Munich and Holzkirchen remains closed until the end of July 2025 due to the turnout damage. The damage was determined during a regular inspection and affects several switches in Deisenhofen and Unterhaching. Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter criticizes the short -term procedure of Deutsche Bahn and speaks of a predicament for commuters. The Pro Bahn passenger association even describes the situation as "Gau" for travelers who rely on a reliable connection. According to [Merkur] (https://www.merkur.de/lokales/muenchen/von-fahrten-ins-in-Oberland-kurz-bahn-bahn-be-be--ratn-dring- 93807417.html), commuters have to adjust to a closure that continues until the end of the week.

The impairment not only affects the regional trains of the Bavarian regiboahn, which drive from Oberland to Holzkirchen, but also the S-Bahn Munich on line S3, which temporarily only run between Mammendorf and Giesing. The trains from Holzkirchen end for the moment. In order to support travelers, the railway has set up replacement traffic with several buses and up to 60 large-scale taxis between Giesing and Holzkirchen, which start all S-Bahn stations. Despite these measures, such as [Deutsche Bahn] (https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse-regional/pre-muenchen-de/aktuell/Presseinformations/weichenschaeden-bahnstrecke- und-Holzkirchen-weiter-Gesperrt-13428832), the capacity of the exchanges cannot be completely compensated This extends considerably.

future developments and recommendations

The forecast on the duration of the malfunction phase remains vague. Deutsche Bahn assumes that the restrictions will remain over a longer period of time, since the repair of the course that is special design is complex. According to current information, a more precise assessment of the development of the situation will only be expected in the coming week. Travelers are recommended not to avoid mandatory journeys on these routes. An alternative offer is the S5, which has been running on the entire route from/to Kreuzstrasse since Monday.

For commuters and travelers who regularly use the train, this incident is a real setback. Deutsche Bahn and the Bavarian Regiobahn are working intensively to expand the capacities of replacement traffic. Current information about rail traffic is available at any time on the interactive fault card or via the app of Bahn.de. Travelers should regularly find out about the latest developments in the information media such as www.s-bahn-muenchen.de and www.brb.de to be well prepared for their journey.