MVG revolution is imminent in Munich: Town hall plan promises a long-awaited timetable change

The Munich city council is campaigning for the subway to run every half hour on weekends.

The MVG and the Greens are skeptical, referring to the financial background.

Munich - Good news for night owls: In the future, the Munich subway * could also run at night - namely from the timetable change in 2023. A half-hour cycle is initially planned from Friday to Sunday. Yesterday, the city council commissioned the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) on the initiative of the CSU to develop a concept. The transport companies, which currently usually work with a shutdown of around two to four at night, remain skeptical.

MVG boss Ingo Wortmann told us that the introduction would have a major impact on the network of night buses and night trams as well as on servicing and maintenance.

“In general, however, traffic can be implemented operationally on the nights before Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Planning is now being initiated on this basis. ”The S-Bahn is also facing far-reaching innovations in Munich, a ten-point plan by the SPD provides an outlook.

Munich subway soon to run at night?

"Have to look at the budget situation"

CSU boss Manuel Pretzl said the night operation was a milestone in transport policy - “not only for young people who are out in the evening, but also for many working people.” Greens boss Anna Hanusch slows down expectations a little. “Of course we have to look at the budget situation in 2022 and what kind of funds the federal and state governments are making available to us,” Hanusch said in an interview with us. After all, there are many desirable public transport projects, all of which cost money. "But in principle, night operations on the subway are a desirable goal for us."

SPD leader Anne Hübner sees it as well. She is sticking to the goal of allowing the subway to run more often and for longer. “So that it is a real alternative to the car for those who partying late at night.” It was also recently announced that two of the city’s underground lines are to be relieved and that the pace will increase.