Weather - Limited train services in Bavaria after the onset of winter
The heavy snowfall in Bavaria on the first weekend of Advent is leaving its mark - and not just as an idyllic winter wonderland. Train travelers in particular still have to be prepared for considerable restrictions. Although two long-distance routes at Munich Central Station were served again on Sunday, there were fewer trains, according to a DB spokeswoman.
Passengers are asked to find out the status of their connection before starting their journey and to postpone non-essential journeys until Tuesday or later.
Many schools remain closed
Many schools in the districts of Starnberg and Mühldorf am Inn as well as in the city of Augsburg will remain closed today. Distance learning will be offered in some cases. In Augsburg, 20 schools were to be closed in whole or in part for the time being, according to the city administration. The reason for this is the masses of snow on the roofs of the buildings. Once the snow has melted, the buildings will have to be checked for structural stability.
At Munich Airport, flight operations had partially resumed on Sunday morning following a closure on Saturday. However, hundreds of flights were still canceled. In addition, several thousand households were still without power on Sunday, especially in Upper and Lower Bavaria, after trees fell on power lines on Saturday.
Winter suitability of the railroads
After the train cancellations due to the snow chaos in Bavaria, the railroad workers' union EVG and the passenger association Pro Bahn are calling for consequences for the winter suitability of the railroads. EVG Chairman Martin Burkert told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper that the German rail infrastructure was "largely dilapidated". There must be major investments along the lines of countries such as Austria.
The national chairman of the passenger association Pro Bahn, Detlev Neuß, told the newspaper that rail transport was "only sewn on edge after decades of austerity policies". One of the many problems is that, for cost reasons, the railroads have been dismantling more and more tracks as stabling facilities until recently and entire trains now have to be parked directly in the stations if they can no longer reach their destination. "The congested stations mean that rail traffic is blocked even faster and comes to a standstill on a large scale."
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Source: www.stern.de
