Overview
- The S-Bahn reported that signal faults at Treptower Park and Bellevue were repaired by Thursday afternoon, but a remaining signal problem at Hohenzollerndamm keeps the S41 on a ten‑minute headway and limits S46 service.
- Passengers should expect targeted short‑turns and advised transfers on multiple Berlin lines, with S8 operating in split sections, S5 running only to Ostbahnhof from Strausberg Nord/Mahlsdorf, and S75 limited to Wartenberg–Lichtenberg.
- Earlier in the week a copper cable theft near Baumschulenweg disrupted services in the southeast, and police detained three men and recovered a large haul of cable and tools; the criminal investigation is ongoing.
- In Munich, Deutsche Bahn’s preannounced S2 track renewal runs from May 1 to June 15 and uses Schienenersatzverkehr (replacement buses), a shuttle S‑train on part of the route, and an express bus between Markt Schwaben and Messestadt Ost.
- The incidents underline two risks to commuters: sudden service loss from signal faults or cable theft and multiweek disruption from planned engineering, so riders should check operator timetables and allow extra travel time while repairs and works continue.