München Ostbahnhof

Munich East station (, also called ''München Ostbahnhof'' in regional services) is a major railway station in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany. The station opened in 1871 as Haidhausen station on the Munich–Mühldorf and Munich–Rosenheim railway lines.

DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, operates the station. It is classified as a Category 1 station, one of 21 in Germany and one of two in Munich (the other is München Hauptbahnhof).

Munich East is the city's third interregional station, along with München Hauptbahnhof in the city centre and München-Pasing in the west.

History

The first station, built according to plans designed by Friedrich Bürklein, was inaugurated on 1 May 1871 as part of the newly built railway line to Neuötting via Mühldorf am Inn. The line to Rosenheim opened on 15 October 1871. It was initially named ''Haidhausen'' after the eponymous quarter, but it received its present name ''München Ost'' on 15 October 1876. The station was given additional significance as a railway hub with the opening of the Munich East–Deisenhofen line in 1898; followed by train connections to Ismaning and Schwabing in 1909, the first to be electrified in 1927.

The station was severely damaged by the bombing of Munich on 24/25 April 1944 and had to be entirely rebuilt after World War II. A provisional counter hall was erected in 1952. A motorail (''Autoreisezug'') yard opened on 22 June 1959.

In May 1972, shortly before the Summer Olympics, Munich East became part of the Munich S-Bahn network as the eastern terminus of the ''Stammstrecke'' to Munich Pasing in the west. The present-day entrance building was erected in 1985. Three years later, in 1988, the station also received access to the Munich U-Bahn network. Further refurbishments of the station building took place in 1999 and in 2008.

Operational usage

Track assignments

Munich East station has 17 tracks.
The tracks are used as follows:
* Tracks 1–5: S-Bahn (suburban trains)
* Tracks 6–8 and 11–14: Regional and interregional trains
* Tracks 9, 10, 15: Through tracks
* Tracks 16 and 17: Motorail services (trains that carry vehicles)

Long-distance services

Long-distance trains at Munich East include InterCity, EuroCity, and Railjet services. These trains travel via Rosenheim to Salzburg, Innsbruck, Italy, and Southeastern Europe. Some InterCityExpress (ICE) trains to Vienna and Innsbruck also stop at the station.

Regional services

Regional-Express and Regionalbahn trains connect Munich East with the Chiemgau region and southeastern Bavaria. These services are operated by SüdostBayernBahn (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG) and Bayerische Regiobahn (a private company).

S-Bahn

The S-Bahn section of Munich East, called Ostbahnhof, was modernized during the Takt 10 project. All S-Bahn lines except S20 stop at the station.
* Lines S2, S4, S6 and S8 continue east from platform 5.
* Lines S3 and S7 reverse at platform 4 and continue south to Giesing.
* Trains to the city tunnel depart from platforms 1–3.

U-Bahn

Since 1988, the U-Bahn line U5 has served Ostbahnhof. U5 runs south to Neuperlach Süd via Innsbrucker Ring, and west to Laimer Platz via Max-Weber-Platz, Hauptbahnhof, and Theresienwiese. Trains run every ten minutes, and every five minutes during rush hour.

Tramway

The Ostbahnhof tram stop is located on Orleansplatz and is served by route 21.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

*RailJet services Munich - Salzburg - Linz - St Pölten - Vienna - Győr - Budapest

Gallery

Mueostbahnhofwhd6261190x.jpg, Ostbahnhof and Orleansplatz (1910)
Blick von Osten auf den Ostbahnhof und Geleise.jpg, Ostbahnhof and Haidhausen seen from Werksviertel (2019)
U-Bahnhof Ostbahnhof 01.jpg, U-Bahn station (2006)
Ostbahnhof (TR).JPG, Railway tracks, view from Technisches Rathaus (2006)

References

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