The university town of Garching in the district of Munich has refused to cover the costs for returning to a ten-minute interval on the U6 line on Saturdays. The city council pointed to the responsibility of the district of Munich, which, however, cannot afford the additional expenses. The city’s budget situation does not allow for such a contribution, it was said at the most recent meeting.
SPD city councilor Joachim Krause also warned that the district might then shift further costs onto the municipality. In principle, however, local politicians were open to a shorter interval starting next year. Hans-Peter Adolf of the Greens described the thinning of the schedule as a “completely wrong signal” for the attractiveness of public transport.
The background to the schedule change is the strained financial situation of the district of Munich. Since this has worsened further, it is expected that the Mobility Committee on July 6 and the district council at the end of July will confirm the 20-minute interval. Munich’s public utility company (SWM) generally considers the current service sufficient, as the 50 percent capacity limit is not exceeded on Saturdays.
Source: www.sueddeutsche.de
