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In response to a decreased demand caused by recent school closures and a growing number of home office workers, the Munich S-Bahn has made some adjustments to their timetable.
You can read more details on the official website here, but here is a summary of what to expect.
Firstly, the so-called Taktverstärker (additional trains meant to help ease traffic during peak periods) will be cancelled on lines S2, S3, S4, S8 from Monday, March 16, 2020 onwards. For those seeking more precise info/times, we’ll summarize them below:
S2 Schedule Changes
According to the official page here, the following trips on the S2 will be cancelled during rush hour:
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Direction Petershausen / Altomünster:
- Ostbahnhof – Dachau, departure 6:11 a.m., arrival 6:41 a.m.
- Ostbahnhof – Dachau, departure 07:11 a.m., arrival 07:41 a.m.
- Ostbahnhof – Dachau, departure at 4:11 p.m., arrival at 4:41 p.m.
- Ostbahnhof – Dachau, departure 5:11 p.m., arrival 5:41 p.m.
- Ostbahnhof – Dachau, departure 6:11 p.m., arrival 6:41 p.m.
Direction Erding:
- Dachau – Ostbahnhof, departure 6:19 a.m., arrival 6:50 a.m.
- Dachau – Ostbahnhof, departure 07:19 a.m., arrival 07:50 a.m.
- Dachau – Ostbahnhof, departure 08:19 a.m., arrival 08:50 a.m.
- Dachau – Ostbahnhof, departure 5:19 p.m., arrival 5:50 p.m.
- Dachau – Ostbahnhof, departure 6:19 p.m., arrival 6:50 p.m.
S3 Schedule Changes
According to the official page here, from March 23 – April 17, 2020, certain Taktverstärker will be cancelled on the S3 lines between Maisach and Deisenhofen.
Click here for a timetable showing cancellations
S8 Schedule Changes
According to the official page here, from March 23 – April 17, 2020, certain Taktverstärker will be cancelled on the S3 lines between Ostbahnhof and Weßling
Other Train Changes/Cancellations
The official announcement from Muenchen.de here also noted a few other changes/cancellations frequent commuters should be mindful of:
- Some commuter-amplifier trains on the Mühldorf-Munich line will also be canceled on the Südostbayern-Bahn
- Trains from Mühldorf to Salzburg will end in Freilassing
- The Gäubodenbahn is operated according to the holiday schedule.
These amendments follow schedule changes made earlier in the month by the MVG for U-Bahns, trams, and buses. Click here to learn more.
