All Organisations articles – Page 106
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BLS Cargo AG
Provides freight transport services on the central north-south axis through Switzerland. Also operates between the North Sea and the Mediterranean. In July 2017 SNCF Logistics acquired a 45% holding; Ambrogio Group holds 3% with BLS AG retaining 52%. AddressBollwerk 273001 BernSwitzerlandPhone+41 31 327 2844Fax+41 31 327 2860Emailfreight@bls.chWebsitewww.blscargo.ch Traffic ...
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BLT Baselland Transport AG
Operates four suburban tram and light rail routes, which gain access to central Basel over tracks of Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe. Since 2015 BLT has also operated the 13·1 km Waldenburgerbahn (WB, details listed separately), which is isolated from the main BLT network. This line closed for regauging from 750mm to metre ...
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Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (Bogestra)
First tram lines opened in 1890s. The network now comprises 2 Stadtbahn light metro and nine tram routes. See Bochum-Gelsenkirchen network on the Rhein-Ruhr region map. The original network of street-running tram routes has seen some upgrading to segregated light rail, and a single route (U35) runs as ‘Stadtbahn’ light ...
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Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG)
First line opened 1876. Network of conventional tramways with eight operating routes serving 163 stops. See Bremen network map. Bremen’s tram extensive network includes sections of segregated light rail, some constructed as part of original plans to develop a metro. An extension to Falkenberg (Niedersachsen) opened on August 1 2014 ...
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DB Fernverkehr AG
This subsidiary of DBAG operates long-distance passenger trains; subsidiary companies are DB AutoZug GmbH, DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA, Ameropa-Reisen GmbH, Bayern Express & P Kühn Berlin GmbH and Rheinalp GmbH. AddressStephensonstraße 160326 Frankfurt am MainGermanyPhone+49 69 265 62220Fax+49 69 265 7100Websitewww.db.de Traffic Passenger journeys131·9 millionPassenger-km36 975 ...
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DB Netz AG
This is the subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG responsible for the railway infrastructure in Germany, founded in 1998. It comprises business units DB Netze Fahrweg (track), DB Netze Personenbahnhöfe (stations) and DB Energie GmbH (power and fuel). Its board members are directly involved in the running of the business. It ...
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DB Regio AG
This subsidiary of DBAG operates local and regional passenger trains. Subsidiary companies are DB Regio NRW GmbH, DB RegioNetz Verkehrs GmbH (RNV), DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), Elbe Saale Bahn GmbH, Usedomer Bäderbahn GmbH (UBB), S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, S-Bahn Nürnberg GmbH and several bus companies. In ...
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Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG)
DBAG is the core operations holding sub-group of Deutsche Bahn that combines all activities not primarily related to infrastructure, including: passenger and freight transport; corporate, legal and security; personnel; and logistics support functions. Its business units are: DB Fernverkehr AG (long-distance passenger) DB Regio (short-distance/regional passenger) DB Cargo (rail ...
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Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB)
Extensive tramway network with 12 routes (153 stops). See Dresden network map. In July 2019, DVB opened a short realignment of the line between Wasaplatz and Querallee southeast of the city centre. The route now follows Oskarstraße providing direct interchange at DD-Strehlen station with the Dresden – Pirna S-Bahn service. ...
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Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG)
First line opened 1897. Network comprises 3 routes, serving 79 stops. See Duisburg on the Rhein-Ruhr network map. The original metre-gauge conventional tramway was regauged in the 1960s, with city-centre sections upgraded to metro (Stadtbahn) standards. Route 903 shares its alignment between Meiderich, Duisburg and Kesselsberg with Line U79, which ...
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Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AG (EVAG)
First line opened 1894; network now comprises 6 routes with 87 stops. In November 2018, EVAG ordered 14 ’Tramlink’ LRVs from Stadler, for delivery from late-2020 AddressMagdeburger Allee 3499086 ErfurtGermanyPhone+49 361 564 0Fax+49 361 564 4662Emailevag@stadtwerke-erfurt.deWebsitewww.evag-erfurt.de Traffic Passenger journeys55·46 million (all modes - 36·16 million tram only in ...
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Forchbahn AG
Local line opened 1912, running southeast from Zürich serving 20 stops. See Zürich network map. Infrastructure upgrades in the 1970s included two tunnelled sections to replace street-running in Forch and Zumikon, and low-floor LRVs from Stadler were introduced in 2004. FB operates as line S18 of Zürich’s S-Bahn, providing an ...
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Freiburger Verkehrs AG (VAG)
First line opened 1901; network comprises five routes serving 76 stops An extension from Robert-Koch-Straße north to Messe opened as far as Technische Fakultät on November 11 2015 (Line 4, 1·5 km, four stops), this being completed to Messe on December 13 2020 (1·0 km, 1 stop). A link along ...
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Glacier Express AG
Established in 2017 as a joint venture owned 50:50 by Rhätische Bahn AG and Matterhorn Gotthard Verkehrs AG, to market and develop the tourist train service between St Moritz, Davos and Zermatt. AddressBinzstrasse 388045 ZürichSwitzerlandPhone+41 848 642 442Fax+41 27 927 77 79Emailinfo@glacierexpress.chWebsitewww.glacierexpress.ch
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Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK)
Formed in 1992, HGK serves Germany’s second biggest inland port and 63 customers in the Köln area. Operates container shuttle trains from Rotterdam to Köln, and to northern Italy via Basel, with connections throughout Germany and to Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands in co-operation with other companies. ...
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Hallesche Verkehrs AG (HAVAG)
First line opened 1882; this tramway has 11 routes serving 125 stops. The extensive network serving the city also includes a long inter-urban line. This runs south from Halle to Merseburg and Bad Dürrenberg, end-to-end services running for over 30 route-km. The network’s most recent addition was a partly single-track ...
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Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA)
Opened 1912. Four lines with underground, surface and elevated sections, serving 93 stations. See Hamburg network map. Line U4 serving the Elbe river front opened on November 28 2012; the 4 km branch off line U2 reached HafenCity on August 10 2013, and was extended 1·3 km to Elbbrücken on ...
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Hohenzollerische Landesbahn AG (HzL)
First line opened 1900. Runs passenger and freight services on its southern Baden-Wuerttemberg lines; also an open-access operator on other lines between Tübingen, Ulm, Aulendorf, Villingen-Schwenningen and Radolfzell. In 1997 it took over operation of local trains on DBAG’s Sigmaringen–Tübingen line; further local services added in 2001 and 2005 forming ...