Deisenhofen is a

Munich S-Bahn 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 b ...

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in Deisenhofen, a district of Oberhaching.

History

Deisenhofen station was opened in 1862 on the Munich–Holzkirchen section of the Bavarian Maximilian Railway. Since 10 October 1898 there has also been a connection to Munich East station, the

Munich East–Deisenhofen railway The Munich East–Deisenhofen railway is a continuously-electrified, double-track, railway in the German state of Bavaria. It connects Munich East station with Deisenhofen and was opened on 10 October 1898. Today the line is used by Munich S-Ba ...

. Since 1972, the station has been integrated in the network of the

. In 2004 the station was made fully accessible. The platforms were raised and modernised and the station building was renovated. New park-and-ride and bicycle storage facilities were built near the station. The bus stop in the station forecourt was also modernised, with a new turning circle for buses built on the forecourt. The costs involved were met by Deutsche Bahn AG and the Oberhaching municipality. The station building, a three-story stucco building with subdivisions formed of rich bricks, which was built around 1875, is protected as a monument. Deutsche Bahn unsuccessfully offered the station building for sale in 2009. In 2013 the Oberhaching municipality suggested that a cafe with toilets accessible by the public might be established in the station building, with private apartments on the first and second floors.

Infrastructure

The station has four platform tracks around two central platforms. S-Bahn line S 3 services stops on track 1 towards Munich East, while services towards Holzkirchen stop on track 2. Track 3 is used by the trains on lines S 20 and S 27 coming from Solln and returning there, while track 4 is not used for schedules services any more. Both platforms are covered and have digital destination displays. The platforms are connected by a tunnel to the station forecourt and equipped with lifts to make them accessible for the disabled. The station is located in the service area of the

Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund The (MVV; Munich Transport and Tariff Association) is the transit authority of the city of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. Its jurisdiction covers the city and its surrounding area, responsible for the Munich S-Bahn commuter ...

(Munich Transport and Tariff Association, MVV).

Platform data

Platform lengths and heights are as follows: *Track 1: length 216 m, height 96 cm *Track 2: length 216 m, height 96 cm *Track 3: length 237 m, height 96 cm *Track 4: length 237 m, height 96 cm

Transport services

Deisenhofen Station is on line S 3 of the Munich S-Bahn, which operates at 20-minute intervals. From Monday to Friday the station is also served by hourly services operated by Meridian on the route from

Munich Hauptbahnhof Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

via Holzkirchen to

Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of th ...

References

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