All Germany articles – Page 6
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Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR (VRR AöR)
VRR AöR plans, co-ordinates and finances public transport in the Rhein-Ruhr area. In October 2015 VRR announced 15-year contracts to operate a network of five regional express routes (RRX) from 2018 had been awarded to Abellio Rail NRW (RE1/11) and National Express (RE4/5/6); and in July 2016 it announced that ...
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Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main mbH (VGF)
First line opened 1884. First U-Bahn tunnels opened October 4 1968. Complex system of conventional tram network, much upgraded to run as light metro. See Frankfurt am Main network map. An extensive programme of upgrading of the city’s tram network from the late-1960s has created sections of pre-metro standard infrastructure. ...
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Stadtwerke Oberhausen AG (STOAG)
First tram line opened 1897, but all closed 1963-74. New single modern line opened 1996 with 13 stops. See Oberhausen on the Rhein-Ruhr network map The initial section of Oberhausen’s modern tramway, extending Mülheim’s Route 112 at Landwehr via Oberhausen Hauptbahnfof to Sterkrade opened on June 1 1996. It is ...
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Rheinbahn AG
First tramway opened 1896. Network now comprises 11 ‘Stadtbahn’ light rail routes via one of the two cross-city tunnels, and 7 conventional street tram lines with some segregated track. See both Düsseldorf city network map and Rhein-Ruhr regional network map. The first tunnel section opened in 1981, with the main ...
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Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB)
Established in 1868, first electric tram in 1895. Network comprises 15 routes (25 km in tunnel) serving 206 stations, plus a funicular and a rack line. See Stuttgart network map. The city’s conventional tram network has been progressively upgraded and converted from metre to standard gauge. It is now a ...
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Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn AG (NEB)
NEB has operated local passenger services since December 2005, starting with route RB27 on the Heidekrautbahn north from Berlin to Schmachtenhagen and Groß Schönebeck. It now operates 11 RB routes, including route RB26 across the Polish border to Kostrzyn. On September 4 2023 NEB began operating a shuttle service east ...
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Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG
First line opened 1872, upgraded to Statbahn from 1975; network now comprises 12 routes with 196 stops. See Hannover network map. The first of three cross-city tunnels was opened in 1975 (A: northeast–southwest), since when two further routes (B: north–south, and C: northwest–east) have been added. There is now 18·6 ...
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AHG Industry GmbH & Co KG
Provides shunting services in Cottbus, Forst and Chemnitz on DB Netz tracks and industrial railways. Address Marktstraße 1403046 CottbusGermanyPhone +49 355 289 4420Fax +49 355 289 14201 Email info@ahg-industry.com Website www.ahg-industry.com/eisenbahn.htm Traffic Company size No. of employees: 19 Gauge: 1435 ...
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Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbH (LNVG)
Lower Saxony Regional Transport
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Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG)
First line opened 1903. Tramway comprises 2 routes (plus weekends-only route) with 23 stops. AddressGröperstraße 8338820 HalberstadtGermanyPhone+49 3941 56615Fax+49 3941 566163Emailhvg@stadtverkehr-halberstadt.deWebsitewww.stadtverkehr-halberstadt.de Traffic Passenger journeys2·7 million (all modes)Information year2017 Network data Gauge1000 mmLength11·7 kmElectrification11·7 km - 600 V DCRolling stock16 LRV/tram cars
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HEAG mobilo GmbH
The network comprises a central loop with seven branches (ranging from 3 to 16 km) and 78 stops, worked by nine service routes. In 2005 HEAG Verkehrs-GmbH changed its name to HEAG mobilo, and is in charge of both operations and associated infrastructure. On August 7 2011 the northern branch ...
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Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH (JENAH)
First line opened 1901. Tramway has 5 routes with 48 stops, with the network running mostly north-south parallel to the river Saale. An extension north from Zwätzen Schliefe to Himmelreich (1 km) was approved in September 2017; construction began in September 2018. On August 26 2020 JENAH ordered a fleet ...
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Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH
First route opened 1872 with first electrification in 1896. Extensive conventional tramway network with 13 routes serving 236 stops. In 2015 the line south from Connewitzer Kreuz along Koburger Straße to Markkleeberg was abandoned. LVB has ordered a substantial fleet of low-floor LRVs from Solaris. The first of the Tramino ...
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Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB)
First line opened 1892; network operated as three routes serving 40 stops. Gera’s tram network consists of two north–south lines, crossing at Heinrichstraße, with a branch from Zwötzen station to the southwest terminus at Lusan/Zeulsdorf operated as a third line. Vehicles are uni-directional, with turning loops at the five line ...
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LEA Gesellschaft für Landeseisenbahnaufsicht mbH
Society for State Railway Supervision
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Deutsches Verkehrsforum eV (DVF)
This industry-wide transport forum grew out of a railway pressure group formed in the 1980s. It campaigns on behalf of around 170 members for efficient, customer-oriented and sustainable integrated freight and passenger transport. AddressKlingelhöferstraße 710785 BerlinGermanyPhone+49 30 263954 0Fax+49 30 263954 22Emailinfo@verkehrsforum.deWebsitewww.verkehrsforum.de
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Deutsche Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft eV (DVWG)
German Association of Transport Sciences