Trains in Pfaffenwinkel: Massive delays due to track problems!

Trains in Pfaffenwinkel: Massive delays due to track problems!

The rail connections between Schongau and Weilheim are currently facing significant challenges. Again Mercury reports, commuters and travelers have to expect drastic timetable changes due to rail problems. These changes are the result of several slow speed points that have currently been set up on the Pfaffenwinkel and Ammerseebahn.

Particular attention is paid to slow driving zones, which have increased in recent years. They often arise from deficiencies in the infrastructure and mean that trains have to travel more slowly. This not only causes delays, but also massive cuts in the timetable. Many of the affected slow speed zones have existed for years and have not yet been remedied.

Massive restrictions in the timetable

There are currently five slow speed points in operation between Weilheim and Schongau, with traffic between Schongau and Peiting being severely affected. The details of the slow speed zones include, among others:

• Schongau und Peiting Ost: 170 Meter mit Tempo 20
• Peiting Ost und Hohenpeißenberg: 1,6 Kilometer mit Tempo 20
• Hohenpeißenberg und Peißenberg: 700 Meter mit Tempo 20, 500 Meter mit Tempo 30
• Peißenberg und Weilheim: 500 Meter mit Tempo 20

There were already massive delays on the route last Thursday, and hardly any trains left Schongau on Friday. Deutsche Bahn has announced a significantly reduced timetable for the next few days, including rail replacement services and train cancellations. Seven trains between Schongau and Weilheim are affected, which have to be replaced by buses, which also means that many trains only travel to Weilheim and not further to Geltendorf.

A project with vision

Deutsche Bahn is also planning a long-term solution for the growing number of slow speeds. The S3 project is intended to improve the operating situation in the rail network and significantly reduce slow speeds by 2027. Heike Junge-Latz, board member at DB InfraGO, explains that they now want to use more resources to eliminate these problems. In 2024, the annual maximum number of slow speed spots has already been reduced by 43 percent, and special vehicles and employees have also been made available so as not to disrupt regular operations.

Still, there are challenges, as moving faster often requires higher expenses and temporary shutdown periods. Junge-Latz emphasizes that the support of everyone in the area of ​​facilities and maintenance is crucial to the success of these projects.

Rail users in the region are now eagerly waiting for the desired measures to be implemented and for operations to run smoothly again, with no faster travel by bike than by train.

For more information about the current status of construction work and further context details on the infrastructure, readers can also visit Railway Blog fall back.