Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart
The Transport and Tariff Association Stuttgart GmbH ( VVS ) coordinates public transport in the Baden- Württemberg's capital Stuttgart and in neighboring counties Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems- Murr, in addition, also in parts of the district of Göppingen and Ostalb circle. The composite ensures uniform conditions of carriage and tariff provisions as well as a coordinated timetable. He is cooperating with the counties and municipalities, and the Verband Region Stuttgart.
History
The VVS Community tariff was introduced on 1 October 1978. Initially, these were a collective communion between the German Federal Railroad ( express trains, local trains, buses and train the same time as the imported VVS Stuttgart S -Bahn ) and almost all means of transportation of the Stuttgart trams (SSB ). The SSB of their labors at the same time their house fare on, only on the operated until 1993 airport bus line A was to the end a SSB own tariff. Outside the former S- Bahn network following railway lines were initially integrated:
- Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt - Schorndorf
- Waiblingen- Backnang
- Backnang -Ludwigsburg
- Ludwigsburg- Bietigheim- Bissingen
- Stuttgart Hbf - Böblingen
On 1 July 1982, the VVS - transition rate has been introduced. This enabled the passengers to use with a monthly pass not only the transport of DB and SSB, but also the buses and trains of around 40 private transport companies.
On 1 October 1993, the transitional tariff was abolished and extended the common fare on the whole territory of the four Stuttgart surrounding districts. The regional trains could henceforth no longer be used only until the end point of the S -Bahn, but in addition to the last station before the county boundary with composite tickets.
On 1 January 2014, in the district of Göppingen Filstalbahn to the station Geislingen ( walkways) and the railway line Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt - Aalen to the station Lorch (Württemberg ) has been integrated in Ostalb in the VVS rate.
Indicators
The traffic area of VVS comprises 3012 square kilometers with approximately 2.4 million inhabitants. In this section operate 17 regional rail lines, seven tram lines, 14 tram lines (including two special lines that run only on special events), the cog railway Stuttgart, the funicular Stuttgart and 356 bus routes, two overhead line buses ( trolley Esslingen am Neckar) and 28 night bus lines.
In VVS 146 S-Bahn rail cars, 164 light rail vehicles, 26 DMUs, nine trolleybuses, three railcars, two funicular cars and 1,300 buses in use.
In the founding year 1978 178 million passengers were transported, in 2006 it was the first time about 320, in 2012 there were already 338 million. With tariff revenues of 327 million euros, 57 percent of the cost of the composite operation could be covered - in 2000, the level of cost recovery amounted to 269 million euros on revenues of only 52 percent.
Organization
With the regionalization of rail passenger transport, the composite company was on 1 January 1996 by the company to the mixing composite. Since then, the PTAs are involved half the VVS in addition to the transport company.
CEO of VVS GmbH Thomas Hachenberger and Horst Stammler. The Supervisory Board of the VVS has 26 members. Chairman of the Supervisory Board is the mayor of Stuttgart Fritz Kuhn.
Shareholder
¹ including three representatives of the employees ² including a representative of RBS and a representative of the workers
Since the SSB hold the majority of shares, they determine de facto the rate of increase of tariffs. The distribution of this increase on the individual products - taking account of structural changes in tariff - then decide on all shareholders.
Carriers of the so-called " composite stage II ", ie the uniform VVS - Tariff, is the Verband Region Stuttgart, which funded it annually to around 140 million euros. The transport budget of the Regional Council shall be composed of a transport levy that is applied by the City of Stuttgart and the four counties involved in the VVS, as well as funds from federal and state.
Rates
In Transport Association Stuttgart there is a uniform tariff for the whole area.
Timetable areas
The following timetable books are published each year:
- City of Stuttgart
- Böblingen
- Rems -Murr-Kreis
- Esslingen district
- District of Ludwigsburg Nord
- District of Ludwigsburg Süd
Transit agencies in VVS
The transport services are provided by approximately 40 companies:
- Stuttgart Tram (SSB )
- DB Regio DB ZugBus Regional Alb -Bodensee ( RAB)
- Regiobus Stuttgart ( RBS)
- As commissioned Contractors DB Regio occurs Albtal traffic -Gesellschaft ( AVG) in appearance
- Württemberg Railway Company (WEG )
- Bus transport Ruoff (OVR )
Line system in VVS
The 300 area designated lines in the former county Backnang, accordingly representing the line numbers from the 600 -defunct county Leonberg.
Criticism
- The German language magazine world presented the VVS in 2007 in its category "Language Corner sinner " because he replaced the word " ticket " through "ticket".