Ãœstra
André Neiß
Üstra Hanover Transport Company is a transport company in Hanover. It operates the Hanover Stadtbahn and the city bus network in Hanover and surrounding communities. A subsidiary is responsible for the Maschsee shipping. Üstra is a partner in regional transport traffic Hannover ( GVH ).
- 2.1 LRVs
- 2.2 buses
- 2.3 ships
- 3.1 rail network
- 3.2 bus
History
Prehistory
Precursor of Üstra was a set up by the Hanoverian Mietkutscher Heinrich Battermann and two of his colleagues in 1852 horse-drawn omnibus line from the Black Bears to the central station. After more lines had been established, it founded the "First Omnibus Hanover Companie ". It was taken over in 1894 by the founded two years earlier tram Hannover AG. The operation of horse omnibuses was set in 1918.
Under an agreement with the city of Hanover, the Continental horse-drawn railway was opened joint-stock company with headquarters in Berlin in 1872 initially four horses train lines in Hanover. As a result of the progressive industrialization, the increase in population, a reinforced housing and the magnification of the Hanoverian urban area through several reorganizations, the route network has expanded rapidly in the following years. On network expansion also other operators were involved, including "The Tramway Company Ltd. of Germany. ", Which took over 1879 lines of " Continentale ".
Tram Hannover AG
1892, the population of Hanover had grown to about 185,000 people who could use a rail network with seven lines to 39.7 kilometers in length. The passenger traffic was at that time 9.6 million people. Now the Hanover Magistrate aimed at an overall plan for the rail network and initiated in 1892 the establishment of the tram Hannover AG. In the same year, the architect and district Theodor Krueger for the sole Management Board was appointed. Under Kruger to 1897, the other providers were taken from the tram Hannover AG.
üstra
In 1921, the tram Hannover AG was renamed Überlandwerke and trams Hannover AG, abbreviated Üstra. In addition to the operation of trams and buses later, the company supplied the Hanover region - without the city itself - with electricity. This division was made on January 1, 1929 the Hastra.
In the era of National Socialism Üstra employed from 1938 and during the Second World War forced laborers. Between 1937 and 1958, the Company operated trolleybus Hanover.
As of 1960, the company operated under the name Hannover Transport Authority ( Üstra ) Ltd., since 1980 Hanoverian as Üstra Transport Company. 1970 the company, has been attributed to the action red dot in the previous year, municipalized. With the municipal utility was summarized in the Holding supply and transport company Hannover, which now holds 98.38 percent of the ownership interests of Üstra.
In 2001, the rail network and the tunnel and station facilities of the Hanover Stadtbahn have passed into the ownership of the company infrastructure Hanover region. Between 2004 and 2006, all local transport services under the umbrella of intalliance AG were summarized. 1,900 people were left out of the üstra to the intalliance AG. Since 1 January 2007, the operation is back in sole hands of Üstra.
Rolling stock
Light rail
The Üstra has 167 of originally 260 LRVs of type TW 6000 in stock. There are also 144 tracks of 1998 acquired type TW 2000. Starting in late 2013, the remaining TW are to be replaced 6000 after 30 years of useful life gradually replaced by a new light rail third generation ( TW 3000).
Buses
On the bus routes operated by the Üstra (see transport in Hanover ) 180 buses Üstra and daughter üstra be used traveling. These include the of the British designer James Irvine for Üstra designed and acquired in 1999 Mercedes -Benz Citaro. These existed in four variants, as diesel or natural gas vehicle, each in 12m - 18m solo or joint execution. The 18m - gas vehicles were temporarily all off, two have been put back into operation. The 12m - 18m gas vehicles and diesel vehicles were partially shut down. In addition to vehicle fleet includes 53 Solaris Urbino 12, 11 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated buses with hybrid drive, 39 - 18m articulated buses MAN Lion's City. In addition, ten Citaro I and four different buses for RegioBus lines in operation. The solo vehicle of the older types MAN NL 202 and Mercedes Benz O405 N were retired.
The bus fleet is supported by vehicles of sub-contractors ( Langreder bus, Hartmann, DAU BUS, block, basic Omnibusbetreib ), use the older vehicles (eg MAN NL 202 ) and newer buses from MAN, Mercedes, Volvo or Solaris.
In July 2008, a hybrid of the Solaris Urbino 18 was purchased and used on different lines. It is powered by two electric motors and a diesel engine. This drive technology saves compared to the diesel buses up to about 23 percent of the fuel; The bus is also extremely quiet, and his drive works smoothly. With the help of funding from the Federal Ministry of Transport is the Üstra possible to finance nearly 1.2 million euros higher acquisition costs for ten more hybrid buses compared to diesel buses. Since September 2011, driving ten Solaris Urbino 18 Hybrid II on the completely converted to hybrid operation line 121
Ships
On the Maschsee the daughter üstra Travel operates from Good Friday to October 31, with their ships scheduled and charter traffic. The fleet consists of the electrically driven ships " Hanover ", " Lower ", " Germany " and the solar catamaran "Europe". For the ships own fares apply. Scheduled services annually (as of 2012) are transported about 60,000 passengers.