The corona pandemic has an impact on passenger development in public transport.
Surprisingly, they are also positive.
Munich - Even with the subway, bus and tram, things don't always run smoothly.
In the case of the subway, this is often not really noticed because of the high frequency, but it can get annoying with the bus and tram - especially in the cold season.
The network of the Münchner * Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), which operates the three modes of transport, is large.
As of November 2020, the metro network is 95 kilometers.
The eight lines serve 100 stations, almost all of which are underground - an advantage because the underground is largely independent of the weather.
Only the U6 runs above ground from the Studentenstadt stop to Garching.
The 13 tram lines stop at 174 stops and the 82 bus lines stop at 1,046 points.
In total, the MVG transports over 600 million people every year.
Munich: U-Bahn, bus and tram increase your punctuality
In terms of punctuality, unlike the S-Bahn (three minutes), the subway, bus and tram are considered to be unpunctual after a delay of two minutes.
The subway is most punctual - which is easy to explain as it is less subject to disruptive factors.
Buses and trams suffer from traffic jams, wrong parking, accidents, construction sites and the weather.
The underground was able to grow significantly in 2020.
While only 90.6 percent of all trains were on time in 2019, the figure was 94.0 percent in 2020 and 94.4 percent in the first half of 2021.
Bus and tram were also more punctual.
The bus improved from 76.4 (2019) to 79.5 (2020) and 80.8 percent (1st half of 2021), the tram from 79.1 (2019) to 81.0 percent (2020).
In the first half of 2021, the value fell to 79.9 percent, which could also be due to the many tram construction sites.
The increased punctuality is due to various effects of the corona pandemic *, said an MVG spokesman on request.
"Fewer passengers mean a reduction in the number of alighters and boarders, which creates buffer times to reduce possible delays." At the same time, car traffic has decreased - which means fewer disruptions for trams and buses.
Demonstrations were also largely omitted in the pandemic as a cause of disruption.
According to the MVG, punctuality is measured using the position data recorded by the vehicles.
The traffic is controlled from Moosach *.
The MVG only put its new control center into operation there in September.
All three traffic systems have now been combined there.
There used to be separate control centers for the subway, bus and tram.
(wha) * tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
