S-Bahn stops no more everywhere – Berlin – Latest News

Train cancellations, delays and weeks of renewal due to construction sites. Berlin's S-Bahn customers are used to a lot. But now they have to adapt to completely new stress situations. The rapid transit railway plans to let the delayed trains into the individual stations in the future without stopping. This should give them time to meet the regular schedule again. According to S-Bahn boss Peter Buchner, a corresponding driver will be launched on the Ringbahn at the end of July. The test is part of an "S-Bahn plus quality offensive," which the railway subsidiary wants to present next Wednesday. But even now, criticizes the criticism of this project. The most important questions about the test:

How did S-Bahn get this idea?

The S-Bahn has for some years been experiencing considerable problems in meeting contractual punctuality by 96% for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. In 2016, the self-imposed quality goal was met or exceeded in five months. The previous year, February and April were only two months old. Overall, the ratio has deteriorated from 95.5 to 94.7%. It must be taken into account that an S-Bahn ride is only considered delayed with gaps of four minutes or more. In case of delay, the company is threatened with criminal penalties of millions of dollars.

What is S-Bahn?

Since February, experts from all sectors have been working on ideas to make S-Bahn more reliable and punctual. 180 individual measures must be in a concept that will be presented next week under the motto "S-Bahn – you can not complain" by the Senator of Transport Regine Günther (without party, for the Greens). An idea: "fewer stops in case of delay". A model for this is the Munich S-Bahn, which has successfully practiced the concept for a while, according to Buchner

Why the Ringbahn?

The Ringbahn is considered particularly sensitive to interference in the Berlin S-Bahn network. The main reason is that the trains of the S41 and S42 ring railway lines without terminus in a circle drive (the S41 clockwise, the S42 opposite) . Calculated is exactly one hour for a ride, which is useful in terms of timing, but in reality often not being respected. Even small disturbances (such as train damage or emergency medical help) are sufficient to disrupt train traffic throughout the day. Consideration: If a train pbades through some of Ringbahn's 27 stations without stopping, it can make up for lost time. This must be tested first on the Southwest Ringbahn. What stations can be pbaded without stopping, is not yet clear. This is possible in Halensee and Hohenzollerndamm, as relatively few pbadengers board and disembark. There is also talk of the Heidelberger Platz, although there are many pbadengers transferring to the metro.

What does this mean for pbadengers? Travelers must be informed in advance crosses. For those affected, it means going out and waiting for the next train. If you do not notice it in time, you must get off at the next stop and return to the intended destination. Who is on the relevant S-Bahn stations, must wait for the next train.

How does this make the BVG?

The BVG is struggling with delays, especially in the bus. Especially in the infamous training, in which two or more buses close behind one another, it can happen that a bus sometimes goes off at the stop because the next bus a lot more empty follows soon after, says BVG spokesperson. Reetz. The difference with the concept of rapid transit: Who is in the bus, can signal his desire to leave the driver at the touch of a button. "Then he will be arrested," said Reetz. In the subway it can happen that in the calendar the problems about a U2 do not lead to the terminus Ruhleben, but already "Olympic Stadium" or Ernst-Reuter-Platz "returns", so again at the controls of Pankow . "But this can be seen in the display of the destination trains for all," says Reetz. Also in case of emergency, if for example by a fire on the road country pulling toxic gases in a subway station, are driven for security reasons. However, it is an exception, according to Reetz.

What does the pbadenger representative say?

The IGEB, the Berlin pbadenger badociation, can not gain much from the pilot test announced by the S-Bahn. "The idea is understandable given the many delays on the Ringbahn, but certainly not user-friendly for pbadengers," said IGEB spokesman Jens Wieseke at Berliner Morgenpost. The real problem for the punctuality of the S-Bahn is the bad infrastructure, especially for the Ringbahn. "For example, we have been demanding a third platform at the Westend station for more than 20 years so that delayed trains can be taken out of service," said Wieseke. The pbadenger representative calls on the Berlin Senate to finally force the owner of the railway network, Deutsche Bahn, to act