München Ost–Deisenhofen railway
Flying junction in Giesing
Overview
Line number5551
LocaleBavaria, Germany
Service
Route number999.3
Technical
Line length13.0 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (74.6 mph) (max) with 2 sections of 100 km/h (62.1 mph) only
Route map

0.0
Munich East
1.2
München St.-Martin-Straße
from Munich East marshalling yard
2.2
München-Giesing
3.5
München Frankenwaldstr.
4.4
München-Fasangarten
543 m
5.7
Fasanenpark
7.4
Unterhaching
558 m
8.9
Taufkirchen
563 m
11.0
Furth (b Deisenhofen)
13.4
Deisenhofen
596 m
Source: German railway atlas[1]

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-Bahn trains. The whole length of the line is served by S-Bahn line S 3 (Mammendorf–Holzkirchen). Between Munich East and Munich-Giesing it is also served by line S 7 (Wolfratshausen–Kreuzstraße).

Between Munich East station and the flying junction between Munich-Giesing and Fasangarten stations the line is one of the few in Germany that has traffic running on the left. This feature allows S-Bahn services from München St.-Martin-Straße to be inserted into the S-Bahn line at Munich East while simultaneously reversing to run into the S-Bahn tunnel under central Munich or vice versa.

Notes

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 107, 165, 167. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

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