Overview
- A heavily damaged overhead line forced the Stammstrecke between Pasing and Ostbahnhof to close Tuesday morning, halting through S‑Bahn traffic on the city’s central trunk.
- Deutsche Bahn says technicians are on site and a stranded S‑Bahn must be removed before full repairs can proceed, and the company cannot give an ETA for service restoration.
- Most S‑Bahn lines are running with delays, early terminations or reroutes while only the S7 and S20 operate normally because they do not use the Stammstrecke.
- The Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft is providing replacement transport, DB tickets are accepted on MVG trams, buses and U‑Bahn, and passengers are advised to use those alternatives where possible.
- Two trains were evacuated on open track and about 150 passengers were helped from the cars by emergency crews, a disruption that will prolong commuter delays and strain peak‑hour links into the city.