Stammstrecke (Munich S-Bahn)

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Stammstrecke (Munich S-Bahn) is an underground subway in Bavaria, Germany.
Line number
  • 5540 (Pasing–Hauptbahnhof)
  • 5550 (Hauptbahnhof–Ostbahnhof)
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Route number999
Line length11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Munich S-Bahn trunk line
Overview
Line number
  • 5540 (Pasing–Hauptbahnhof)
  • 5550 (Hauptbahnhof–Ostbahnhof)
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number999
Technical
Line length11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline4.0
Route map

km
0.0
Munich-Pasing
3.3
Laim
4.5
Hirschgarten
BOB
5.8
Donnersbergerbrücke
BOB
6.6
Hackerbrücke
7.4
Hauptbahnhof (low level)
7.9
Munich Karlsplatz
8.7
Marienplatz
9.4
Isartor
10.3
Rosenheimer Platz
11.4
Munich East
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Munich S-Bahn Stammstrecke is an 11.4-kilometre-long (7.1 mi) portion of the Munich S-Bahn, serving as its core segment where all services meet, running from Munich Pasing station to Munich East station, partly running in a double-track 4.343 km (2.699 mi) rail tunnel connecting München Hauptbahnhof with Munich East station underneath the Altstadt-Lehel and Au-Haidhausen boroughs.

An underground railway line for Munich was first proposed in 1928 in a report on the "relocation of traffic centres". An underground route would allow "direct long distance traffic to and through the city centre".

On 22 May 1938, the first tunnel, which was part of the north–south route, was started in the Lindwurmstraße, between the present-day underground stations Sendlinger Tor and Goetheplatz. In the speech of Julius Dorpmüller, the general director of Deutsche Reichsbahn, the project was called "S-Bahn" for the first time. Due to World War II the construction and plans for the Munich S-Bahn were set aside.

In 1965, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Bavaria, the state capital of Munich and the Deutsche Bundesbahn signed a contract on the construction of the Munich S-Bahn. The further development was most influenced by a decision made in Rome on 26 April 1966: the International Olympic Committee chose Munich over Detroit, Madrid and Montreal as the location for the 1972 Summer Olympics, resulting in a tight schedule of only six years to complete the Munich S-Bahn network.

On 25 February 1971 the topping-out ceremony could be celebrated in the core route tunnel. In May the first S-Bahn train of the ET 420 series was put into service on the route between Pasing and Gauting. On 1 September 1971 a regular advance service was started on that route.

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