MVG adjusts Corona timetable for school start: More buses in use, but problems threaten - clear recommendation

The MVG adjusts its timetables at the start of school.

More buses are also being used because of Corona, but there are bottlenecks in the subway and tram.

• When school starts on September 8th, the MVG is changing its timetables.

• To cope with the increased number of passengers in Munich *, more buses are being used.

• However, there are bottlenecks in the subway and tram, among other things due to construction sites.

Munich - At the start of the new

, the

again

using

.

According to the timetable, around 70 additional vehicles will run this year to meet the number of passengers in school traffic.

In addition, in many cases larger vehicles are used than during holiday periods.

From September

also apply for the first time to the city bus line 189, which

goes to the

Unterföhring grammar school.

In Freiham, the

improving

the range of MetroBus 57 and StadtBus 143 services. In the afternoons, the intervals on both lines will be condensed in order to better connect the new school center in particular at this time of day.

MVG problems due to Corona and construction sites: The subway lacks drivers

In the

, it depends on two lines to

: As in the past been the driving

in the rush hour every ten instead of five minutes but with longer trains (six instead of four wagons).

The

amplifier line will

run until Friday, September 18, only between the Olympia shopping center and Sendlinger Tor.

Passengers are asked to use the rest of the route to use the

and

.

From Monday, September 21, the

once again

serve

the entire route between the

.

The reason for the changes is a

.

The

reports

that the training of new drivers

has not yet made up

for the

backlog

caused by the

.

At the same time, the underground operations around the point renewal on the

tie up

additional drivers.

The MVG regrets the restrictions.

MVG: Changes also to the tram

In addition to the closure of the

due to the

renewal

of points at

, there are currently also changes to the

to construction sites: The renewal and expansion of the tracks at the

lead to diversions and interruptions on

until November

.

MVG recommends: Leave earlier

In principle, the

recommends that

all

leave as early as possible.

This helps to equalize the number of passengers.

"This way, the space in buses and trains is used more evenly - and everyone is better on the move," advertises the MVG, which for this reason also advocates staggering the teaching times at the schools.

The

should be as naturally a part of the stops and in the vehicles as the school satchel:

must always be covered in public transport, just like in school.

Compared to the

, the demand for

currently around 70 percent.

The number of passengers is therefore almost a third lower than before the pandemic.

At the same time, higher occupancy rates are possible, especially in work and school traffic.