Where do we need new train stops?
Where do you need faster or additional tracks?
The Free State is currently investigating how the railway infrastructure in the Munich area needs to be improved.
There is also a project list for the district.
Sounds promising, but requires patience.
Because there is no express train on the way.
Holzkirchen / Valley
- The Munich metropolitan region is growing - and with it the problem of getting swelling traffic flows under control. Hope rests on the track. The second main route in Munich is considered the “mother of all options” and will enable more and more direct connections from the city to the surrounding area - starting in 2028 at the earliest.
The Free State wants to flank this quantum leap with a billion-dollar railway project package in the greater Munich area.
In addition to the 28 firmly planned infrastructure expansions, the “Bahnausbau Region München” program lists a further 44 measures, which will initially be checked for traffic impact, technical feasibility and their cost-benefit factor.
Transport Minister Kerstin Schreyer (CSU) will announce the first results of the feasibility studies at the end of the year.
Then it is decided whether the following district projects move from the status of an investigation (U) measure to the to-do list.
Föching and Oberlainder stops
For over ten years the municipalities have been struggling to connect the newly grown industrial areas near Föching (over 1000 jobs) and in Oberlainder (1400 jobs) with train stops;
There are tracks.
So far, the tightly-timed BRB timetable has prevented additional stops on single-track routes.
"For us every second plays a role", emphasizes BRB managing director Fabian Amini.
The double-track expansion of the Giesing-Kreuzstraße (S 3) line, which is also planned as a U measure, and an increase in speed between Deisenhofen and Holzkirchen could create important leeway.
Ring Holzkirchen-Kreuzstrasse
The communities of Holzkirchen and Valley have long wanted a S-Bahn that does not have to turn around in Holzkirchen and Kreuzstrasse, but runs in a "circle" and, if possible, also stops in Föching.
This ring closure is also checked for suitability.
Additional south branch in the second tunnel
The idea of providing the second trunk line tunnel with an underground south branch towards Giesing is completely new.
That would save time-consuming turning of the trains at the Ostbahnhof (“turn your head”) in the direction of Kreuzstrasse and Holzkirchen and help to create the 15-minute cycle.
Express S-Bahn
The second main line and more double-track lines create the prerequisites for express and regional S-Bahn trains that bring commuters and day trippers quickly and without changing from popular destinations in the surrounding area to Munich - without having to stop everywhere.
It is unclear whether this will be done by the S-Bahn or the regional train (the BRB's transport contract will run until 2026).
It would also be conceivable to merge the networks.
What the feasibility study reveals should be particularly exciting here.
Electrification of the Oberland network
For BRB boss Amini, rail traffic in the region stands and falls with the electrification of the network: "It is very important to get the Oberland under contact wire." In summer 2022, a concrete preliminary plan with cost estimates should be available. Experts assume that the overhead lines in the Oberland will not be available until 2032 at the earliest, as approval procedures of this magnitude can be dragged on.
In general, the projects of the "U-Measures" aim for medium-term implementation. The forecast year was set to 2035, since important key projects are assumed to have been implemented by then. Minister Schreyer emphasizes that the Free State is responding to requests from the region and promising: "We will implement everything that is technically possible and makes sense in terms of transport." The aim is to get more people to switch to local public transport. "For this we need tailor-made solutions."
