SWK MOBIL
SWK MOBIL GmbH, short SWK, an independent division of Stadtwerke Krefeld ( SWK ) and supplied as a public transport company of the city of Krefeld and its western area ( Viersen ). The company is a member of the transport association Rhein-Ruhr ( VRR) and was until they went up on 1 January 2012 at the VRR, a member of the Transport Community Niederrhein ( VGN ).
Tram
The predecessor company KREVAG was built on 1 January 1884 as Crefeld - Uerdinger Local Bahn AG by the city of Krefeld as the operating company of the Berlin firm railway construction and operating company Reymer and Masch 1883 on behalf of the city, founded concessioned for 40 years track. Within a year, they built three meter gauge steam railway lines to neighboring towns and a horse-drawn railway to connect these two paths in the urban area.
Since December 15, 1898, the city is served by the standard gauge first electric rapid transit in Europe, operated by the Rhenish Railway Company Ltd K- rail. Since this course was well received, came the horse-drawn tram to capacity and the steam train was not very popular because of their noise and their exhaust gases, the city closed on 11 September and on 13 September 1899, the operator of the railway concession contract, the the electrification of all routes provided for. In addition, to be built by July 1, 1902 or six other routes. In the original contract was stipulated that the company should pass into the possession of the city on 31 December 1942. This was the local railway -house operation of the city.
To fund the renovation and expansion work, took the company bearing the name Crefelder tram AG since 1900, to 3.5 million marks for additional capital.
In 1917 were added freight transport. Since this included the carriage of coal, one presented on February 8, 1918 a connection between Traar and Moers and received direct connection to the tram Homberger Moers GmbH. In the West took place in Schiefbahn the connection to the tram München- Gladbach (now the district of Gladbach Mönchengladbach ). From the completion wrong on these tracks between Moers, Krefeld, Willich, München- Gladbach and Reydt four steam- powered trains.
As of 1931, the city of Krefeld was the sole owner of the tram. From 1 August, she operated under the name Krefeld traffic AG, or KREVAG. With the CEC, the Krefeld Railway Company, was started on 1 January 1933 joint business. Gradually routes have been adjusted and shortened. On 8 October 1933, the line 5 was set, and on December 31, 1935 presented the CEC its passenger a.
Due to the war, there were limitations. Thus, the CEC had to pick up their passengers back because the bus has stopped running in 1939.
As of 3 December 1949, the trolleybus Krefeld supplemented the tram, it consisted of a single line with the number 19 and went from Central Station to Benrad.
1978 was the founded in 1868 Crefeld circle Kempener industrial railway company, meanwhile KEG incorporated. At this time, the considerations for a wide -scale suburban and urban train network in North Rhine -Westphalia came on. So should in Krefeld coming from Dusseldorf Stadtbahn be extended until sleeve and disappear into the city center in a tunnel. This project has not been implemented to date.
From 1 January 1980, the city of Krefeld and thus the KREVAG member of the VRR. The lines in this area were all a leading 0 and from lines 1-4, the lines were 041-044.
1990 KREVAG was merged with Stadtwerke Krefeld GmbH.
On 6 September 1996, the modernized depot was opened on Weeserweg. The cost of the renovation and modernization amounted to around 100 million DM
In 1997, a new report for the tram was commissioned. This suggested to reactivate the tram lines from Krefeld to Willich and to Moers again. The tram from Frederick Place on the ice rink to Benrader road should be extended from William Square in St. Tönis to pre- and in sleeve from the depot to the town center. These proposals have never come across the planning stage.
The transport company was spun off again as the daughter SWK MOBIL GmbH in 2002. At this time, the network comprised four lines and covers approximately 46 km line length and 37.7 km length of the route. Of these, 15.8 km are laid on a private railway track and run as good as uninfluenced by private transport.
Current
SWK MOBIL operates 23 bus and 4 tram lines. During the bus ride up to the Dutch border, a tram stop lines only in Krefeld and St.Tönis. All trams and the U76 (light rail line Dusseldorf -Krefeld ) run together in the center of the city, on the East Wall on meter and standard gauge double track. The city also works operate the historic railroad silt, which goes to the mountain of Hülser St.Tönis. On their tracks and freight transport is operated.
Rail lines Rheinbahn (June 2013)
Tram lines (as of June 2013)
Bus stand in June 2013
Lines in the night traffic situation in June 2013
Bus lines other holdings as of June 2013
At night from Sunday to Monday to Thursday to Friday, at the night traffic lines from 22:00 clock until about 0:00 clock. In the nights from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday pervert the night traffic lines bis 22:00 clock clock 4:00.
Development
SWK MOBIL won the tender of the city bus Bocholt and was originally intended to commence operations from 1 January 2010. Due to the procurement law ambiguities awarding Münster Chamber 's appeal, so that the operation was recorded until July 1, 2010. First was driven for a transitional period of one month with buses SWK MOBIL GmbH, since August 1, 2010 with new vehicles, set up specially for the implementation of transport in Bocholt subsidiary SWK FAHR SERVICE GmbH. Since 9 January 2014, SWK DRIVING SERVICE also operates express bus route S75 ( " Sprinterbus " ) from Bocholt to Münster with four double-decker buses, which the operating activities were further expanded.