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Munich girds to get to and from BAUMA, a mega-trade fair

(March 27, 2001) Held every three years, BAUMA attracts more visitors than any other trade fair in Munich. Some 380,000 persons attended the last installment of the event, which showcases products and services used by the construction industry and its suppliers.

To be held from April 2 - April 8, this year's event is expected to attract nearly 400,000 visitors. About two fifths of them will use public transportation to get to the trade fair. Joined by the city's trade fair authority and municipal government, MVV, Munich's transit authority, has spent the last six months drawing a schedule expediting visitors to and from the fairgrounds

The schedule will enable the authority's subways to transport up to 42,000 persons to and from the fairgrounds every hour. That is far more than the peak totals--26,000--expected to ensue during such popular days as Saturday. The schedule features the rerouting of subway lines 7 and 5 to the fairgrounds, so as to provide every 2 - 3 minute service. The trains running on line 2, the traditional link between MS Riem and downtown, are to be given a great number of cars. Shuttle buses will link the local regional rail station (S-Bahnhof Riem) with the fairgrounds.

To ensure that visitors won't lose any time looking for connections, announcements-in both German and English-telling visitors how best to make their ways to and from the fair will be made at regular intervals at the two subway stations located in MS Riem-Messestadt West and Messestadt Ost-and at all important points of transfer. These instructions will also be provided on-line, at www.bauma.de