page_title: Munich–Herrsching railway
section_title: S-Bahn
hierarchical_section_title: Munich–Herrsching railway / History / S-Bahn
caption_attribution_description: Herrsching S-bahn station
context_page_description: The Munich–Herrsching railway is a branch line from Munich-Pasing to Herrsching in the German state of Bavaria. It is operated by DB Netz AG and integrated into the Munich S-Bahn as part of line S 8. The railway line is duplicated from Munich-Pasing to Weßling and electrified over its entire length.
context_section_description: Already in 1959, initial planning began on rebuilding the line for S-Bahn operations. But these plans were not realised until the 1970s. Finally, on 28 May 1972, the Munich S-Bahn opened and the line was integrated in the S-Bahn network. From 1972, it was operated as line S 5. In 1975, the passenger operations at Freiham station were abandoned due to low patronage. It remains active as an operations station for the siding to the Kraillinger Innovations-Meile industrial estate in Krailling.	
  In order to allow operations at 10-minute intervals over the whole line, Deutsche Bundesbahn decided to duplicate the line in the second stage of the Munich S-Bahn. Construction began in 1981 and the second track was opened between Freiham and Unterpfaffenhofen-Germering in 1984, after three years of work. The track was duplicated to Weßling in 1985. The last section from Wessling to Herrsching is still only a single track.
  In 1992, Unterpfaffenhofen-Germering station was renamed Germering-Unterpfaffenhofen. At the timetable of 2009, the line S 5 designation was abolished and the line has since been served by line S 8.
  Construction began on 12 June 2012 on the construction of a new station in the centre of Freiham. This station is located about a kilometre east of the old Freiham station, which is no longer served by passenger trains. It was opened on 14 September 2013.
caption: Herrsching station
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