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Passenger Railway Operators - Germany {Deutschland}

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Länder: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen
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National

• DB Netze - infrastructure manager
• DB Bahn - heavy rail operator
  • Journey planner
  • printable timetables
  • Engineering works (NB. does not include other operators on DB Netze infrastructure)
• Hamburg Köln Express - heavy rail operator
• Locomore - heavy rail operator
• Die Beförderer: full details of ticket validities on German rail operators

Regional

Germany has a federal system of government, with responsibilities for many aspects of policy devolved to the level of the Land (i.e. state or region; plural Länder). This includes public transport, especially local rail services. In various parts of Germany, individual routes or groups of services have been contracted out by the Land government to operators other than DB. Timetable information is available through the DB website, but details of engineering works may be provided only on the relevant operator's own website.

The following operators own their infrastructure, which extends into more than one Land (list may not be complete):

• Harzer Schmalspurbahn (HSB) - heavy rail (narrow-gauge) infrastructure and operator

The following operators provide services under contract on the DB network (list not complete):

• Abellio Deutschland - NS subsidiary
• agilis
• Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB) - Veolia subsidiary
• Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) - Veolia subsidiary
• Berchtesgadener Land Bahn (BLB)
• Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn (BOB)
• Breisgau S-Bahn (BSB)
• cantus
• Eurobahn (ERB) - Keolis subsidiary
• Nord-Ostsee-Bahn (NOB) - Veolia subsidiary
• NordWestBahn (NWB)
• Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn (ODEG)
• Ostseeland Verkehr (OLA) - Veolia subsidiary
• Prignitzer Eisenbahn (PEG) - Arriva subsidiary
• Usedomer Bäderbahn (UBB) - DB subsidiary
• Vogtlandbahn - (includes alex services); Arriva subsidiary
• WestfalenBahn
• ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee - DB subsidiary

Rhein-Neckar area (Mannheim, Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen)

• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN) - public transport authority
• Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (rnv) - operator (urban and interurban light rail / trams); network owned by:
  • Heidelberger Strassen- und Bergbahn
  • Verkehrsbetriebe Ludwigshafen
  • MVV Verkehr (Mannheim urban routes)
  • MVV OEG (Mannheim - Heidelberg interurban routes)
  • Rhein-Haardtbahn (Ludwigshafen - Bad Dürkheim interurban route)
• S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar (DB division) - operator (suburban heavy rail)

Baden-Württemberg

• 3-Löwen-Takt (NVBW) - public transport information for the Land

Freiburg am Breisgau

• Regio-Verkehrsverbund Freiburg (RVF) - public transport authority
• Freiburger Verkehrs AG (VAG) - operator (trams)

Heidelberg

• see Rhein-Neckar area
• Heidelberger Bergbahnen - funicular

Karlsruhe

• Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV) - public transport authority
• Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK) - operator (trams)
• Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG) - operator (tram-trains on own, VBK and DB networks)

Mannheim

• see Rhein-Neckar area

Stuttgart

• Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS) - public transport authority
• Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen (SSB) - operator (trams)
• S-Bahn Stuttgart (DB division) - operator (suburban heavy rail)

Ulm

• Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING) - public transport authority
• Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm (SWU) - operator (trams)

Bayern {Bavaria}

Augsburg

• Augsburger Verkehrsverbund (AVV) - public transport authority
• Stadtwerke Augsburg (Stawa) - operator (trams)

München {Munich}

• Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV) - public transport authority
• Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) - operator (U-Bahn, trams)
• S-Bahn München (DB division) - operator (suburban heavy rail)

Nürnberg {Nuremberg}

• Verkehrsverbund Grossraum Nürnberg (VGN) - public transport authority
• Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (VAG) - operator (U-Bahn, trams)

Würzburg

• Verkehrsunternehmens-Verbund Mainfranken (VVM) - public transport authority
• Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-Gmbh (WVV) - operator (trams)

Brandenburg and Berlin

• Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) - public transport authority for both Länder

Berlin area

• S-Bahn Berlin (DB subsidiary) - operator (suburban heavy rail)
• Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) - operator (U-Bahn, trams)
• Potsdam: Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP) - operator (trams)
• Schöneiche: Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer Strassenbahn (SRS) - operator (trams)
• Strausberg: Strausberger Eisenbahn - operator (trams)
• Woltersdorf: Woltersdorfer Strassenbahn - operator (trams)

Brandenburg an der Havel

• Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel (VBBr) - operator (trams)

Cottbus

• Cottbusverkehr - operator (trams)

Frankfurt an der Oder

• Stadtverkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (Oder) (SVF) - operator (trams)

Hamburg

Hamburg

• Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) - public transport authority
• S-Bahn Hamburg (DB subsidiary) - operator (suburban heavy rail)
• Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA) - operator (U-Bahn)

Hessen

Frankfurt am Main area

• Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) - public transport authority, Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt area
• Darmstadt: HEAG Mobilo - operator (trams)
• Frankfurt am Main: Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF) - operator (U-Bahn, trams)

Kassel

• Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV) - public transport authority
• RegioTram - operator (tram-trains on DB network); DB subsidiary
• Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG) - operator (trams, tram-train on own and DB networks)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VMV) - rail transport authority for the Land
• Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn "Molli" - heavy rail (narrow-gauge) infrastructure and operator

Rostock

• Verkehrsverbund Warnow - public transport authority
• Rostocker Strassenbahn AG (RSAG) - operator (trams)

Schwerin

• Nahverkehr Schwerin - operator (trams)

Niedersachsen and Bremen

Braunschweig

• Verbundtarif Region Braunschweig (VRB) - public transport authority
• Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (BVAG) - operator (trams)

Bremen

• Verkehrverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen (VBN) - public transport authority, Bremen and surrounding area
• Bremer Strassenbahn (BSAG) - operator (trams)

Hannover

• Grossraum-Verkehr Hannover - public transport authority
• üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe - operator (light rail, trams)

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Ruhrgebiet area

• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) - public transport authority
  • route maps and timetables
• Bochum / Gelsenkirchen: Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen (Bogestra) - operator (light rail, trams)
• Dortmund: Dortmunder Stadtwerke (DSW21) - operator (light rail / trams); timetables and engineering work information available at Bus und Bahn
• Düsseldorf: Rheinbahn - operator (light rail, trams)
• Duisburg: Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) - operator (light rail, trams)
• Essen: Essener Verkehrs-AG (EVAG) - operator (light rail, trams)
• Krefeld: Stadtwerke Krefeld (SWK) - operator (trams)
• Mülheim an der Ruhr: Mülheimer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) - operator (trams)
• Oberhausen: Stadtwerke Oberhausen (STOAG) - operator (trams)
• Wuppertal: Stadtwerke Wuppertal (WSW) - operator (monorail)

Köln {Cologne} / Bonn area

• Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) - public transport authority
• Köln: Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) - operator (light rail / trams)
• Bonn: Stadtwerke Bonn Verkehrs (SWB) - operator (light rail / trams)
• Elektrische Bahnen der Stadt Bonn und des Rhein-Sieg-Kreises (SSB) - operator (light rail / trams); see SWB

Bielefeld

• OWL Verkehr - public transport authority
• moBiel - operator (trams)

Rheinland-Pfalz

Ludwigshafen

• see Rhein-Neckar area

Mainz

• Rhein-Nahe Nahverkehrsverbund (RNN) - public transport authority
• Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) - operator (trams)

Saarland

Saarbrücken

• Saarländische Verkehrsverbund (SaarVV) - public transport authority
• Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft Saarbrücken (Saarbahn / VVS) - operator (trams, tram-trains)

Sachsen

Chemnitz

• Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) - public transport authority (also covers Zwickau)
• Chemnitzer Verkehrs-AG (CVAG) - operator (trams)
• City-Bahn Chemnitz - operator (light rail, on CVAG and DB networks)

Dresden area

• Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (VVO) - public transport authority
• Dresden: Dresdner Verkehrsbretriebe (DVB) - operator (trams)
• Bad Schandau: Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna-Sebnitz (OVPS) - operator (Kirnitzschtalbahn light rail)

Görlitz

• Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien (ZVON) - public transport authority
• Verkehrsgesellschaft Görlitz (VGG) - operator (trams)

Leipzig

• Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) - public transport authority (also covers Halle an der Saale)
• Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) - operator (trams)

Plauen

• Verkehrsverbund Vogtland (VVV) - public transport authority
• Plauener Strassenbahn (PSB) - operator (trams)

Zwickau

• Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) - public transport authority (also covers Chemnitz)
• Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Zwickau (SVZ) - operator (trams)

Sachsen-Anhalt

Dessau

• Dessauer Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) - operator (trams)

Halberstadt

• Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG) - operator (trams)

Halle an der Saale

• Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) - public transport authority (also covers Leipzig)
• Hallesche Verkehrs-AG (HAVAG) - operator (urban and interurban trams)

Magdeburg

• Magdeburger Regionalverkehrsverbund (marego) - public transport authority
• Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe (MVB) - operator (trams)

Naumburg an der Saale

• Naumburger Strassenbahn - operator (heritage trams)

Schleswig-Holstein

• AKN Eisenbahn - operator (heavy rail); network extends into Hamburg

Thüringen

• Verkehrsgemeinschaft Mittelthüringen (VMT) - public transport authority for Gotha - Erfurt - Jena - Gera area

Erfurt

• Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe (EVAG) - operator (trams)

Gera

• Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb (GVB) - operator (trams)

Gotha

• Thüringerwaldbahn und Strassenbahn Gotha (TWSB) - operator (urban and interurban trams)

Jena

• Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft (JeNah / JNVG) - operator (trams)

Nordhausen

• Stadtwerke Nordhausen - operator (trams, and tram-trains on HSB line)

Other Links

• Railway Technical Info - Germany

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Last update: 2016-12-16 19:07 GMT