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Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH

Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH

Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK) offers people in the fan-shaped city an efficient and environmentally friendly mobility service. With their buses and trams, they provide an annual service of more than twelve million vehicle kilometres and transport around 70 million passengers.

With over 1,450 employees, VBK is one of the largest employers in Karlsruhe. In addition to day-to-day operations, VBK is committed to sustainable transport concepts and invests in modern vehicle technologies and infrastructure improvements. The company's history dates back to the 19th century, when the first trams...

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG) transports around 46 million passengers a year with its light rail vehicles. The company has a light rail network of more than 540 kilometres and operates 288 kilometres of its own line, making it one of the largest railway companies in Baden-Württemberg. A central element is the "Karlsruhe model", an innovative TramTrain system that links inner-city trams and regional railway lines, thus enabling flexible mobility throughout the region.

Founded in 1957, AVG is a municipal transport company and employs around 1,000 people. In addition to operating and...

Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund GmbH

Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund GmbH

The Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV) is the third largest transport association in Baden-Württemberg, and with around 30 transport companies, the most important mobility service provider on the Upper Rhine. The KVV's trademark is an efficient overall network with an internationally acclaimed light rail system that connects the region to Karlsruhe city centre without the need to change trains. Every year, around 125 million passengers use the KVV's attractive local transport services.

The shareholders of the municipal association, which was founded in 1994, are the urban and rural...

Facts and Figures

Stronger together

+1.500

Employees work at VBK

1997

The transport companies previously affiliated with Stadtwerke Karlsruhe were transferred to an independent limited liability company.

+63 Mio.

Passengers travel with VBK in Karlsruhe every year.

+1.000

Employees work at AVG

1957

The Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft was founded. Its light rail vehicles run on its own tracks as well as on Deutsche Bahn tracks. And what makes the ‘Karlsruhe model’ so special, is that they also run on the VBK tram tracks.

+46 Mio.

Every year, people take advantage of the opportunity to travel directly from the surrounding area to the city centre of the fan-shaped city with AVG – without having to change trains. This is made technically possible by so-called dual-system vehicles or tram-trains.

+50

Employees work at the Karlsruhe Transport Authority.

1994

Since its inception, the Karlsruhe Transport Authority has made mobility history with the ‘Karlsruhe Model’.

+125 Mio.

Passengers travel with KVV in Karlsruhe every year.
Incidentally, KVV itself does not operate any routes and does not run any trains or buses. Instead, it combines and manages the services of AVG, VBK and almost 30 other transport companies in the network area.

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Eine Bahn steht in der Halle des Bahndepots und die Türen des Depots sind offen.

All locations

at a glance

The cradle of local transport in Karlsruhe is located at the VBK depot to the east of the fan-shaped city. The central administrative centre of VBK | AVG | KVV is also located there. At the Rhine harbour in the west of the city, VBK also maintains another large depot with a workshop complex for the maintenance and cleaning of VBK and AVG trains. The VBK railway maintenance depot is located in the Durlach district. AVG maintains railway maintenance depots and stabling facilities in Forbach, Menzingen and Heilbronn. A depot, workshops and another railway maintenance depots are located in Ettlingen.

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The Karlsruhe model

A role model for more than 30 years

Direct connections between the surrounding region and Karlsruhe city centre - For people in the KVV area, this convenient way of travelling has long been a matter of course. However, running a vehicle on both the inner-city tram tracks and the railway tracks in the surrounding area requires a great deal of technical and organisational expertise. The power supply for both systems differs, as do the signalling systems, speeds, regulations and much more. VBK, AVG and KVV have been overcoming these system boundaries with the "Karlsruhe model" since its introduction in the 1990s - making them global pioneers and sought-after experts in the mobility sector.

AVG Murgtal Forbach Paul Gartner
AVG Heilbronn Innenstadt Christian Ernst
AVG Kraichtalbahn S32 Paul Gartner
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City and countryside perfectly connected

Innovation

is our business

Digitalisation, autonomous driving and e-mobility are important components of the climate-friendly transport transition.

We are already shaping the mobility of tomorrow with smart ideas and solutions and are constantly developing public transport in the region. As the operator of the test field for autonomous driving, KVV is participating in the innovation competition for the mobility of the future and is trialling new transport concepts in this real-world laboratory. The on-demand service "KVV.MyShuttle" brings our passengers flexibly to their desired destination "on the last mile" and is therefore an ideal addition to the existing public transport service. We use our "regiomove" app to connect the various modes of transport in the region - be it bus, train, rental bike, car-sharing or e-scooter. In this way, we offer our customers the best possible mobility experience for their individual journey.

VBK and AVG are committed to climate protection with the RegioKArgo project, which aims to shift more freight traffic to climate-friendly rail transport and to use the existing tram and light rail network for this purpose. They are committed towards emission-free mobility, setting Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe in the modernisation of its bus fleet, which is increasingly electric and quiet.

regioKArgo

regioKArgo

The RegioKArgo project aims to make freight transport in the Karlsruhe region more sustainable and efficient. It combines rail and road transport to transport goods in an environmentally friendly and flexible way. Innovative logistics solutions such as cargo trams and automated cargo bikes are to be used. The aim is to reduce CO² emissions, minimise traffic congestion and improve the quality of life in urban areas. RegioKArgo involves various stakeholders from business, science and public administration in order to develop and implement an integrated and forward-looking transport solution.

E.V.A. shuttle

E.V.A. shuttle

The E.V.A.-Shuttle (electric, connected, automated) project is an initiative to develop and test autonomous shuttle vehicles in local public transport. The aim is to create innovative mobility solutions that are electrically powered, networked and fully automated. These shuttles are intended to supplement public transport, especially on the so-called "last miles", i.e. short distances, in order to relieve traffic in urban and suburban areas, reduce environmental pollution and improve mobility for all population groups. The project brings together various partners from industry, research and the public sector to test and further develop technological and operational concepts under real-life conditions.

KVV.MyShuttle

KVV.MyShuttle

The MyShuttle project is an innovative mobility concept based on an on-demand ride-sharing system. It offers flexible, on-demand transport services that can be booked via an app to supplement local public transport. It uses electric minibuses or shuttles that pick up passengers on flexible routes and take them to their desired destinations. The aim is to improve public transport connections, particularly in less densely populated or hard-to-reach areas, and to reduce the environmental impact of carpooling. The shuttles are used successfully in many service areas in the Karlsruhe district.