Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
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| BVG logo on de.wp | |
| Type | public |
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| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Area served | Berlin |
| Services | Public transport |
| Owner(s) | State of Berlin (100%) |
| Employees | 11,526 |
| Website | http://www.bvg.de/ |
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (German for Berlin Transportation Company) is the main public transport company of Berlin. It manages the Berlin U-Bahn, the Berlin Strassenbahn, and the Berlin bus network, as well as several ferry lines. The generally-used abbreviation, BVG, has been retained from its former name, Berliner Verkehrs Aktiengesellschaft (Berlin Transport Corporation).
[edit] Overview
The BVG also took part in the Berlin M-Bahn project in the 1980s until the beginning of the 1990s. The project was dropped with the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was also responsible for the Berlin S-Bahn of West Berlin between 1984 and the formation of Deutsche Bahn AG in 1994. The S-Bahn is currently managed by the S-Bahn Berlin GmbH.
The BVG launched MetroNetz on 12 December 2004 which remodeled the tram and bus network to create 24 tram and bus lines (with M prefix) covering parts of the city that weren't served by S-Bahn or U-Bahn.
[edit] See also
- Transport in Berlin
- Berlin S-Bahn
- Berlin U-Bahn
- Berlin Straßenbahn
- Bus transport in Berlin
- Ferry transport in Berlin
[edit] External links
Media related to Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe at Wikimedia Commons- Official site of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Coordinates: 52°29′31″N 13°21′35″E / 52.49194°N 13.35972°E
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