Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
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The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany. It was founded on January 1, 1980 and is Europe's largest body of such kind, covering an area of some 5,000 km² with more than seven million inhabitants, spanning as far as Dorsten in the north, Dortmund in the east, Langenfeld in the south, and Mönchengladbach and the Dutch border in the west.
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[edit] Total passengers transported
In 2004, a total number of roughly 1 billion passengers was transported.
[edit] Mode of transport
The VRR network consists of 894 lines, of which are
- in regional rail traffic
- 15 RegionalExpress lines
- 23 RegionalBahn lines
- 11 S-Bahn lines
- in local traffic
- 17 Stadtbahn light rail lines
- 44 tramway lines
- 3 peoplemovers (two H-Bahn lines in Dortmund, SkyTrain at Düsseldorf airport)
- 1 Schwebebahn line (in Wuppertal)
- 18 semi-fast bus lines (CityExpress, CE)
- 33 express bus lines (Städteschnellbus, SB)
- 6 trolleybus lines (in Solingen)
- 778 bus lines
- 12,000 km of bus, tram and train network
- 10,000 transit stops
[edit] Associated transport companies
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[edit] Selected cities and parishes in the VRR area
Additionally, the VRR tariff is recognized on all bus lines operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna (VKU) in Lünen, Bergkamen, Kamen, Unna, Holzwickede and Schwerte.
[edit] References
Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) | Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn-Höxter (NPH) | Verkehrsgemeinschaft Münsterland (VGM) | Verkehrsgemeinschaft Niederrhein (VGN) | Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe (VRL) | Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen-Süd (VGWS) | Verkehrsverbund OstWestfalenLippe (VVOWL) | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS)
