Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
The Berlin Transport Authority (BVG ) - public institution - are a company for public transport (PT ) in Berlin. The lead them there and partly in the adjacent surrounding areas by using buses, trams and metros. They also operate some ferries on the Berlin waters. Between 1984 and 1994, the BVG business in West Berlin S-Bahn, and between 1989 and 1991, the M -Bahn. To their tasks the implementation of advertising belongs to, and on transportation facilities and transportation as well as on public streets ( about the company The DRAUSSENWERBER ) and the rental of premises in transportation facilities as well as on public streets ( through its subsidiary URBANIS GmbH).
The BVG is a member of the Transport Network Berlin- Brandenburg ( VBB) and VDV.
- 4.1 Sales
- 4.2 investments
- 5.1 Corporate Design 5.1.1 colors
- 5.1.2 font
History
Prior to the formation of a unified community of Greater Berlin in 1920 there were in the city different, independent of each other, businesses, public transport conducted. So there was the 1868 privately founded General Berliner Omnibus Actien Society ( ABOAG ), 1897, also private, established company for electrical high and subways in Berlin ( elevated railway company) and some street railway companies. The latter combined in 1923 to urban Berlin tram -GmbH.
However, there was no co-ordinated timetables or fares. This was felt to be an intolerable situation, especially against the background that the urban area is huge with a size of about 900 km2. Ernst Reuter, who took over in 1926 the Department of Transport and utility services within the magistrate, then advocated to end this abuse. On March 9, 1927, the Berlin tram operating company, the elevated railway company and the General Berliner Omnibus AG concluded the so-called interest shared contract with the 20- cent - unit rate between the three transport came into force on 15 March 1927. The tariff allowed the one-time transfer within a means of transport or the tram or subway, from 1 January 1928 to the bus.
However, it turned out that this was not sufficient to bring about a fair balance of interests between the three companies ( each wirtschaftet continue on its own, higher tax expenses of private bus and metro opposite the municipal tram company, high investment, associated high taxes on capital, at the elevated train, but low conversion ). To resolve these problems under one roof, the Berlin transport company ( BVG) was established with 400 million Reichsmark capital on 10 December 1928.
On January 1, 1929, the company started operations. The strike at the Berlin public transport company in 1932 was one of the most spectacular labor disputes in the final phase of the Weimar Republic.
On January 1, 1938, the company was under the name Berlin Transport Authority (BVG ) a proper operation of the city of Berlin. Due to the division of Berlin was formed on 1 August 1949, BVG own administration in the eastern part of the city, which operated from January 1, 1969 under the name VEB Kombinat Berlin Transport Authority (BVB ).
In 1972, the BVG was the song Mensch Meier ( LP No Power for Nobody ) the band Sharam on the Berlin borders famous. It denounced the former fare increases and called for fare dodging on (Ne, ne, ne, rather burns the BVG).
As a result of German reunification merged BVG (West) and SCI ( East) on 1 January 1992 under the name Berlin Transport Authority ( BVG). In 1994, the BVG was converted into a public institution.
On 12 December 2004, the SNB introduced a so-called metro network. The metro lines, which in turn are divided into metro tram and Metro bus lines that connect high-demand areas on the shortest possible path. These lines operate 24 hours a day, usually on weekdays 6-21 clock with a minimum stroke of 10 minutes.
From 1969 to 1986, the legendary Joachim Piefke - " The man with the fly " - head of the SNB. After the unexpected death of Andreas Graf von Arnim in the spring of 2005 in the fall of that year after a long search Andreas Sturmowski new CEO of BVG.
The Supervisory Board of the SNB chose 28 May 2010 Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta to the CEO. She took office on October 1, 2010.
In August 2008, the SNB moved its headquarters to the new " BVG Center" in the Triassic building near the train station Jannowitzbruecke. So, the previous location on Potsdamer Straße and the Rosa - Luxembourg -Strasse (today Grenander - house ) were largely abandoned. The building on the previous locations were sold by the BVG, the new premises in the Triassic Towers are only rented.
Line network
The size of the catchment area is specified by the BVG with nearly 1000 km ². The size of Berlin is given as 892 km ², the number of residents with 3.46 million.
Subway
Ten subway lines are daily in operation, served by lines U4 and U55 in the two nights, Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday not.
Tram
The BVG operates 22 tram lines, nine Metro tram lines in the 24 -hour operation, the driving during the day, at least in 10 -minute intervals and at night at least every 30 minutes.
Bus
The BVG has its own fleet of city buses of various types. In addition to the world-famous double-decker buses are also Eindeckerbusse and thrust articulated buses. On BVG lines also small and midi buses are used by subcontractors.
During the day, the BVG to 153 city bus lines, including 17 Metro bus lines in the 24 -hour operation and 13 express bus routes. There are also 45 night bus lines.
Ferries
The BVG offers over subcontractor to five ferry routes, two of them only in the summer season. Four Lines operates the White Fleet GmbH ( Stralsund ) and a line (F 10), the star and Kreisschiffahrt GmbH Berlin.
S -Bahn
In the period from 9 January 1984 to 31 December 1993, the BVG was the operator of the S -Bahn lines in West Berlin. The S -Bahn lines in the eastern part of the city, however, were operated by the ( DDR) Reichsbahn. With the merger of German Reich and the Federal Railroad on January 1, 1994, the S- Bahn Berlin was created, which was operated by the German Bahn AG was founded at the same time. The establishment of legally independent S- Bahn Berlin GmbH on January 1, 1995.
M -Bahn
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the BVG was involved in the construction and operation of the Berlin M -Bahn ( maglev ). The project was abandoned after the fall of the Berlin Wall. A planned reconstruction between the airport Berlin- Schönefeld railway station and the airport building was shattered then within a short time.
Information Systems
In the three divisions metro, bus and tram BVG include the following systems are used:
- Computer-based operating system ( RBL), in the Metro: guidance, information and management system ( LISI )
- IVU.suite (IPPC ) for vehicle and personnel scheduling on bus, metro and tram
- Dynamic Reference and Information System (DAISY ) ( dynamic passenger information )
- Digital radio systems Tetrapol ( bus) and TETRA ( subway)
- Analogue radio system ( tram)
Replacement benefits
The BVG offers for their services a guarantee to:
- Soiled clothing is cleaned at the expense of public transport, if the cause of the BVG is responsible.
- Travel expenses will be reimbursed (in the form of a ticket or in time 23:00 to 5:00 clock taxi costs to 25.00 euros ) when a traveling time extension of more than 20 minutes compared to the current schedule occurs and to represent the cause by the BVG is.
Should disputes arise that can not be resolved, customers can contact the East before a legal dispute to the arbitration board transport.
Since September 2010, in cooperation with Taxi Berlin BVG offers a taxi feeder service. This is especially short field failures, for example, to substitute bus routes are established.
The ride is in the called of the BVG Greater Taxis marked " replacement bus service on behalf of the SNB " for free. However, the passengers can not order yourself a taxi.
Finances
The BVG denies their expenses in addition to the fare and other revenue by the public support, the amount of which has declined significantly from 2005 to 2006. The cost coverage without consideration of the grants is 67 %.
Turnover
The data is taken from the Annual Reports of the BVG years 2005-2012, relate to the Group.
Investments
List of holdings (as at 31 December 2012):
Corporate Identity
Corporate Design
Following the unification of the BVG (West) and SCI ( East), the Berlin Transport Authority by the company MetaDesign could develop a corporate design. This defines the appearance, including colors and fonts and font sizes for vehicles, stops, information and management systems as well as stationery system. This corporate design still finds application and is (for example, colors for new lines) developed in line with demand.
Colors
The main colors are defined as follows:
Font
The typeface of the BVG is FF Transit. This is a specially designed for the demands of a transport company font. The commonly used pictograms and signs are stored as characters in a special character sets. Developed for the BVG font is now used by other transport companies in Germany. It is based on the Frutiger font family of the eponymous designer Adrian Frutiger and was revised by MetaDesign the early 1990s for use in the context of passenger information. The typeface is today no more consistent use. So the magazine Typojournal shows numerous " signature crimes " on, among others, Fahrscheinentwertern, uniforms and station signage.
Corporate Behavior
The SNB has committed itself to the German Corporate Governance Code and the Land Equality Act. She was honored in 2012 for their corporate health management with the Excellence seal of the Corporate Health Award in the category Transportation / trade / logistics.