the LOB has its 90. Anniversary is celebrated, but the jubilation was limited. The have less to do with historical power than with the present Situation, it is called the transport companies as well as in the competent Senate administration. Because to ensure both the current operation in the largest metro network in Germany, as to make it fit for the future, invested in the BVG in the coming years around 800 million euros.
the renovation will already be next weekend at the metro station Wittenbergplatz. Because at the same time, several S-Bahn lines due to maintenance work in the North-South Tunnel to fail, it is tight in the City West. Or better said: in the remaining transport. Especially since there is not always spare traffic with other vehicles.
must be on the Wittenberg Platz, the hub of the three lines U1, U2 and U3, a plurality of switches of the 1970s and 300 metres of Track replaced. Therefore, only two of the five tracks are passable. With 40 trains per hour, this is one of the most stressed plants in the Berlin U-Bahn network.
For the renovation is an interruption of the U2 between the Zoo station and the railway triangle from the start of service on Friday up to and including 24. February necessary, in addition, the U3 from Friday until 3. March between Spichernstraße and Warsaw road closed.
No replacement transport, more U1
After the daily mirror had reported a few days ago, that for the failure of the U2 and U3 no spare traffic with buses is furnished, initially, there was confusion, even in the Senate. Even Berlin’s governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD), expressed his astonishment and asked. Transport Senator, Regine Günther (independent) was able to clear up the misunderstanding quickly.
Although there is no spare traffic with buses, this is the U1, which runs parallel to a part of the stretch drive, but, more often, instead of every ten minutes with six cars per train all of four minutes with the maximum possible number of Eight-car trains.
“That would do,” said BVG spokesman Markus Falkner on Wednesday the daily mirror: “Besides, it would have no sense at all, on the question, a lot of busy streets in the City West still seemed to be additional to send a replacement transport-buses on the way.” However, the company could increase according to the needs of individual public bus services in the area of Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße.
the Berlin passenger Federation igeb-considered useful. “It is very difficult to organise a rail replacement service,” says Igeb-speaker Jens Wieseke: “you should increase really prefer the existing lines. And we would be happy, of course, if, as announced, the U1 drives more often. The car would have to be present.“
“Save until it squeaks”
The construction work were not to criticize, says Wieseke. “Of course this is all a result of the disastrous policy of austerity. According to our information, the course must be renewed at Wittenberg, all 25 to 30 years. This period is exhausted, therefore, you can’t push beyond.“
This relates to other restoration projects, says Wieseke, for example, bridges that were built in the reconstruction phase after the war with rubble. Because you would have had to in the past few decades, a lot of things. “But since the motto was Yes ,Save until it squeaks’. And now it squeaks.“
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At the next two week-ends especially, because then it also comes with the S-Bahn to restrictions. In the North-South Tunnel maintenance must be performed. Therefore, to between 22 p.m. on Friday (4. January) up to 1.30 PM on Monday (7. January), no S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S25 and S26 between Yorckstraße (großgörschen road) and Yorckstraße and Gesundbrunnen.
Also, between the next Friday (11. January) to 22 PM, and Monday (14. January) at 1.30 PM these S-Bahn trains fall out, it will set up a replacement service with buses. On the Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon, the extension from Gesundbrunnen is also in the S46.
restrictions until June
From the start of operation on the 25. February up to and including 3. March wrong with the U2 and then again on schedule, while the U1 Uhlandstrasse to Gleisdreieck, and the U3 Spichernstraße until Warschauer Straße are locked.
And the closures in City West will not remain the only ones in the new year. Also starting at 4. January to early March is also a section on the line U7 will not be passable. At the train station Parchimer Allee must be removed with the pollutants fiber panels loaded. Between Grenzallee and Britz-Süd is set up, however, a replacement service with buses.
Starting in March, then restricted again to the operation on the U1 line. The reason is the renovation of the tunnel at the station “Wittenbergplatz”. Therefore, in the evening and night hours, traffic on the U1 line between the stations Uhlandstraße and Gleisdreieck from 10. March to 6. June of this year. The trains of the lines U2 and U3 run in this period, but according to plan.
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A spokesman for the Senate Department for transport to promote understanding for the construction work. “For years, it was said, we must finally invest in the infrastructure,” he says. “Investing mean, however, that built, and therefore will be locked. In a growing city like Berlin, which is sometimes distressing. But, nevertheless, necessary.“
