S-Bahn Munich

S-Bahn München

S-Bahn train at Hackerbrücke (Br 423)
Overview
Locale	Munich
Transit type	Rapid transit, regional rail
Number of lines	8
Number of stations	150
Daily ridership	800,000
Weekly ridership	800,000
Operation
Began operation	28 May 1972
Operator(s)	S-Bahn München
Technical
System length	434 km (270 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Electrification	15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC Overhead lines
System map

Munich S-Bahn trunk line
Overview
Locale	Bavaria, Germany
Line number	5540 (Pasing–Hauptbahnhof) 5550 (Hauptbahnhof–Ostbahnhof)
Technical
Line length	11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Maximum incline	4.0
Route number	999
Route map S 3 S 4 S 6 S 8 0.0 Pasing S 1 S 2 3.3 Laim 4.5 Hirschgarten S 7 5.8 Donnersbergerbrücke 6.6 Hackerbrücke 7.4 Hauptbahnhof (low level) 7.9 Karlsplatz 8.7 Marienplatz 9.4 Isartor 10.3 Rosenheimer Platz S 3 S 7 11.4 München Ost S 2 S 4 S 6 S 8 Source: German railway atlas

The Munich S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn München) is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for Stadtschnellbahn (literally, "urban rapid rail"), and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems.

The Munich S-Bahn network is operated by S-Bahn München, a subsidiary of DB Regio Bayern that is itself a subsidiary of the German national railway. It is integrated into the Munich Transport and Tariff Association (Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund, MVV) and interconnected throughout the city with the locally owned Munich U-Bahn. Today, the S-Bahn covers most of the populated area of the Munich Metropolitan area of about 2.7 million inhabitants.

The Munich S-Bahn was established on 28 May 1972. It was intended as part of the scheme to provide an adequate transport system during the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich by connecting the pre-existing suburban rail services in the west and east of the city via a new tunnel section from Hauptbahnhof to München Ost station (Ostbahnhof).