A switch fault caused delays on the Munich S-Bahn - with the intention of keeping the schedule as smooth as possible, a train driver then decided to take a bold step.
On Thursday evening there was a
S-Bahn chaos
in Munich due to a disruption at the Ostbahnhof
.
In addition, a train driver was waiting for an employee to
replace
her - initially in vain.
According to reports, the corona-stressed
passengers
did
not
take the
breakdown
so well.
Munich
- duty according to regulations: This formulation got
a whole new meaning
on Thursday evening in
Munich *
rush hour
traffic.
In the middle of the
S-Bahn chaos
, which was caused by a
turnout fault
at the Ostbahnhof, a change of train driver at the
Hackerbrücke
caused additional problems.
A driver of the
S3
was unable to continue at around 5 p.m. and waited on the platform for the changeover.
However, she was
stuck
in the S6 at the
main station *
.
Finally, the train driver of this S-Bahn took courage, drove within a few meters of the Hackerbrücke and then let the colleague get out.
"He then walked the last few meters along the platform,"
says a S-Bahn spokesman.
S-Bahn chaos in Munich: the control center calls the train driver when he is ready to drive
The disturbance at the Ostbahnhof shortly after 4 p.m. had apparently not only
mixed up
the timetable, but also the
shift
schedule for
the S-Bahn.
The S3 train driver, from the direction of Pasing
into town
had gone, to be replaced at the Ostbahnhof actually.
But because of the breakdown of the points, the
train control center
decided
to let the S3 end at the Hackerbrücke - the train should then return to Pasing.
Fixed point fault in the area # Munich East.
Trains will soon be running on the regular route.
Follow-up delays of up to 20 minutes.
Partial failures are possible.
#mvv #sbahn # munich https://t.co/UEffWPhaoy
- Munich S-Bahn (@streckenagent_M) October 29, 2020
Because strict
safety regulations
apply
to the railway
and the train drivers are not allowed to simply
exceed
their working
hours
, there was now a problem with the replacement.
In an emergency, the control center ordered a train driver from the
driver
standby who is available at the main station * for emergencies.
However, this colleague then got into the S6 - he would probably have been faster if he had run the few hundred meters.
Breakdown in the Munich S-Bahn: passengers angry about the corona risk
Many passengers - already pissed off because of the delays - were
also displeased
with the
breakdown
.
Also contributed
shirt-sleeved announcements
(something like: "The colleague has Feierabend") at.
In
addition
to the unflattering remarks about the action, there was mainly concern about the
risk of infection
in the packed train.
(dw, cjm) * tz.de belongs to the Ippen-Digital editors network.