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Line S20 is a line on the
Line S20 is a line on the Munich S-Bahn
The Munich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn München) is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for ''Stadtschnellbahn'' (literally, "urban rapid rail"), and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of bot ...
network. It is operated by DB Regio
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio ...
Bayern. It runs from München-Pasing station to . It runs on a connecting line from Pasing to München Mittersendling station that has a platform at München Heimeranplatz station, but does not have a platform at München Harras, although the track here lies directly next to the Munich–Holzkirchen line. It is operated during peak hours from Monday through Friday. It is operated using class 423 four-car electrical multiple units.
The line runs over lines built at various times:
*from München-Pasing station to east of München-Pasing station (where it has no platform) over a track running parallel with and to the south of the Munich–Augsburg railway
The Munich–Augsburg line connects Munich and Augsburg in the German state of Bavaria. It was built by the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company and opened in 1840. It was nationalised in 1846 and extended to Ulm in 1854. The line between Augsburg an ...
, opened by the Munich–Augsburg Railway Company on 1 September 1839, known as the ''Sendlinger Spange'' (“Sendling clasp”); from München-Friedenheimer Brücke junction this track runs parallel with the Munich South Ring to München-Heimeranplatz station
*from München-Heimeranplatz station to a point to the north of Grosshesselohe Isartal station, its track runs parallel with the Munich–Holzkirchen railway
The Munich–Holzkirchen railway is a continuously-electrified, double-track, railway in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Munich to Holzkirchen via Deisenhofen.
History
The Munich–Holzkirchen line was built as a part of the Bavaria ...
, opened from Munich to Grosshesselohe on 24 June 1854 as part of the Bavarian Maximilian's Railway.
* from a point to the north of Grosshesselohe Isartal station to Höllriegelskreuth on the Isar Valley Railway
The Isar River Valley Railway (german: Isartalbahn) is a standard gauge and electrified railway in the German state of Bavaria. Originally it was 51.1 km long, running from Munich South station to and was built from 1891 to 1898 in section ...
, opened by the Lokalbahn AG The Lokalbahn AG company (''Lokalbahn Aktien-Gesellschaft''), or 'LAG' for short, was a private company based in Munich, Bavaria, whose lines of business was the construction and operation of branch lines (the so-called ''Lokalbahnen'' or ''Sekundä ...
company (LAG) on 27 July 1891 and electrified from Wolfratshausen to Höllriegelskreuth in May 1960 at 580 volts DC and converted to 15 kV AC
Railway electrification systems using at are used on transport railways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway. The high voltage enables high power transmission with the lower frequency reducing the losses of the traction mot ...
on 27 September 1957
S-Bahn services commenced on 28 May 1972 as S-Bahn line 12. It ran to Deisenhofen rather than Höllriegelskreuth until 14 December 2013.
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{{Munich transport network Munich S-Bahn lines 1972 establishments in Germany