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For 300 million euros, the Munich S-Bahn is aufgehubscht. With the presentation of the first round on Monday, minor imperfections can hardly obscure the enthusiasm
Munich – A push on the buzzer, then a shower of confetti that must go through the Minister of Transport of Bavaria, Ilse Aigner ( CSU) and some DB managers Finally, the doors of the new S-Bahn open and you enter a fairly new railway world. First visibility: At the entrances, it suddenly misses two seats. But the area is more permeable. There is a new upholstery and new lighting, which is darkened according to the light of day. At the head of the trains, seats are arranged in a corner. Entries are also marked on the outside with large pictograms – so parents with baby carriages or wheelchair users know that they should enter here. Also inside there are now marks on the floor. One more should also be the floating seats – because you can push the case underneath. Hard to miss and a kind of centerpiece of the S-Bahn are the eight monitors in each train. They show the next stop, but similar to the Munich Metro can also be shown movies.
Room for all: The new pictograms above the door indicate: Here is the folding seat area, in which one to Example with a wheelchair, a bike or a stroller finds enough room for you. ;space. And if the area remains free, the use is variable: either there is a lot of standing room or fewer seats.
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That real-time information such as delays and incidents will only flash on monitors as from the end of next year – as a gift. In any case, the Minister of Transport praised the new train, which is "more friendly, brighter and more permeable". Johann Niggl of the Bavarian Railway Company speaks of a "transparent interior layout". Nobody should be more afraid of blind corners in the S-Bahn, said S-Bahn boss Heiko Büttner.
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The biggest innovation is a new room concept, based on designs from the Munich design office Neomind (so far, pbadengers are often blocked at the entrances, the space between groups of seats is too little used, says the train.This should be different in the new trains. of seats are expanded, so that it is planned to guide travelers further in the middle. "The crush at the entrance and exit will be somewhat reduced," hopes the Minister of Transport Ilse Aigner [19659003] This is what it looks like at the top of the trains: here, in the future, you will no longer sit in groups of two continuous seat.Acts comfortably.
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