VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg

Public transport in Nürnberg Hermann Klodner

VAG Verlehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg

09/2008

The Greater Nürnberg Area

Public Transport Network (2010)

• 14.024 km 2

• 8 towns administeredas an independent district

• 19 administrative districts

• 2,6 million inhabitants

• 109 public transport companies

• 222,8 million passengers

• 87,7 million rail & road kilometres

• Revenue 326,5 million €

• Expense 597,9 million €

A Long History

Nürnberg´s Public Transport

1881 – Horse-drawn trams1881 – Horse-drawn trams

1896 – Electrified trams1896 – Electrified trams

1923 – Buses1923 – Buses

1835 – Germany‘s first train, powered by steam1835 – Germany‘s first train, powered by steam

2008 – Automatic trains2008 – Automatic trains

1972 – High-capacity transportation by underground1972 – High-capacity transportation by underground

• Service area: Nürnberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Stein, suburban lines to Oberasbach, Schwabach, Schwaig, Stein and Zirndorf

• Inhabitants .........................................833.000

• Catchment area..................................330 km²

• Transported passengers................184 million

Important Figures about the VAG

• Transported passengers................184 million

• Rail & road kilometres ....................33 million

• Employees (total)...................................1.913

• Drivers.......................................................934

• Turnover ………….....................137 million €*

Stand: 01.01.2012* Stand: 2010

� underground trains 50 konventionell

32 automatic

14 mixing operation

VAG's Vehicle Fleet

up-to-date and eco-friendly!

� 48 low-floor trams

� 360 low-floor busses

� 276 Busse including 104 CNG*-buses

� 99 leases vehicles

* Compressed natural gas

Stand: 01.03.2012

Mode Choice and Potentials for

Public Transport in Nürnberg

Trip distance

0,5 to 100 km

Modal Split Potential

Walking

Bicycle N-PT PT

2011

23

7811 22

2011

0,5 to 100 km

inhabitants older

than 14 jears

49

9

Constraints orno adequate connection

Lack of information/acceptance

Free of choice

Subjectivelybound

Objectively bound(„Captives“)

Bicycle

Motorbike

Car as driver

Car as

passenger

Public

transport

N-PT PT

8

1

10

22

7811

33

22

20

7

7

Mode Choice

Public Transport in Nürnberg

Walking

Bicycle

MotorbikeMotorbike

Car as driver

Car as

passenger

Public

transport

� 104 CNG* buses in service

� Test of hybrid drive with ultra cap technology successful finished.

Service and Innovation

Environmental Protection

� Energy recovery in trams and underground trains

� Photovoltaic system integrated into the tram maintenance workshop

* Compressed natural gas

� 100% low-floor vehicle

fleet for easy access to

buses and trams

Service and Innovation

Barrier-free Facilities and Vehicles

� Fully accessible underground

system, e.g.

- lifts installed in underground stations

- tactual guide strips on

platform for blind passengers

- passenger compartments

compatible with the needs of

mobility-impaired persons

Activities to raise awareness

of PT services

Service and Innovation

Traffic System Management

Access to information about different modes of travel

Service and Innovation

Marketing (Dialogue Marketing)

� 89% priority system

� Of these 40% own rails

Tram network covers 113

traffic lights:

� Of these 101 influenced with

Service and Innovation

Accelerating Nürnberg’s Trams

Westfriedhof

TiergartenHbf

Erlenstegen

Thon

� Of these 101 influenced with

approach signal via radio

� Of these 63 influenced via contact

wire

Traffic light

Traffic light with signal via radio

Induction loop

Gibitzenhof

Bayernstraße

Worzeldorfer Straße

Doku-Zentrum

87%81%100%100%92%89%54%Anteil

101264110331615LSA mit Vorrang

116324110361828LSA

Gesamtnetz987654Linie

Service and Innovation

Planned extension Line U3

VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg

Thank you very much for your attention.