Local transport in Braunschweig

The transport in Braunschweig consists of a tram and a city bus. The city lines are served exclusively by the Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH , the regional traffic is also carried out by other transport companies. Braunschweig is part of the Braunschweig Region Transport Association .

city traffic

tram

Route map of the Braunschweig tram

The Braunschweig tram network consists of tracks with a gauge of 1100 mm, which is currently unique in Germany, on five lines. The hubs are the town hall and the main train station . The Rathaus stop serves as the main connection point for the tram and bus lines in the evening and on weekends, at these times the lines at the town hall wait for connections. The main station is served by three lines; am Rathaus keep all tram lines, except for the 5 .

The network has a track length of 77 kilometers. The vehicle park consists of 50 railcars and 8 sidecars . To increase capacity, some old high-floor trailer cars are attached to modern low- floor multiple units. The new depot at the main freight station went into operation in April 2009. The area of the old Altewiek depot has been built on with apartments.

The line network with five tram lines has existed since July 12, 2009. Until September 2012, lines 2 and 4 , and until January 2016, lines 1 , 3 and 5 were designated as metro lines.

All tram lines run Monday to Saturday at a basic 15-minute cycle, which during rush hour (Monday to Friday, 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) on lines 1 and 3 through repeater trips (partly on partial routes ) is compressed at approximately 7.5 minute intervals. In the evenings and on Sundays, all lines run every 30 minutes. In the late evening and on Sundays until around 10 a.m., only lines 1 , 3 and 5 run every 60 minutes.

On school days, there are two additional trips with the line designation E between Broitzem and Rühme or Hauptbahnhof. In addition, at home games by Eintracht Braunschweig, numerous additional tracks are offered between the main station and the stadium.

City bus

Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH operates 36 bus routes and a call taxi route in Braunschweig. The hub of the bus routes is at the town hall, where connections are awaited in the evenings and on Sundays.

The bus lines 419 and 429 represent a special feature, which run around the city center as a ring line and were referred to as Metrobus lines until January 7, 2016. These are the only bus lines that run every 10 minutes during rush hour, thus reducing waiting times at the intersection with the radial lines. They are also the only lines that run every half hour after 11 p.m. Among other things, they are in great demand because of their linking function between the main train station, university campus and student residential areas.

Only the main lines are listed below, which also run every 30 minutes in the evening; a complete list of lines can be found on the BSVG homepage.

line	Endpoints	course	Clock for peak hours
411	Lamme - Mascherode	(Lamme -) Kanzlerfeld - Lehndorf - Rudolfplatz - Radeklint - City Hall - Wilhelminischer Ring - Central Station - Südstadt (- Mascherode)	every 15 min (after Mascherode every 30 min)
413	( Bevenrode -) Querumer Forest - Leiferde	(Bevenrode - Waggum -) Querumer Forst - Querum - Gliesmarode - Town Hall - Exhibition Grounds - Garden City - Rüningen (- Leiferde)	every 15 min (after Bevenrode every 60 min, after Leiferde every 30 min)
416	Kralenriede - Völkenrode	Kralenriede - Siegfriedviertel - Ring - Town Hall - Radeklint - Ölper (- Watenbüttel - Völkenrode)	every 15 min
419	Hauptbahnhof (circular traffic counterclockwise)	Main station - Wilhelminischer Ring - exhibition grounds - main station	every 10 min
429	Hauptbahnhof (circular traffic clockwise)	Main station - exhibition grounds - Wilhelminischer Ring - main station	every 10 min

The other inner-city bus routes usually run every 30 minutes, some have shorter operating times (mostly 5 a.m. - 6 p.m.) and some don't run on Sundays and public holidays. At the terminal stops of the trams, there are connections with buses to districts on the outskirts , even in off- peak hours . In this way, they enable the entire city to be served.

Night traffic

There was no continuous night traffic in Braunschweig from 2001 to November 2014. Sunday to Thursday night, the last all-round connection of the Metrotram and main bus lines takes place at the town hall at midnight. On the nights from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday, continuous night traffic has been offered on the main lines since November 28, 2014; the all-round connection at the town hall took place on the hour until January 2016; from January 7, 2016, connections will take place every 70 minutes at 0:00, 1:10, 2:20 and 3:30.

Regional traffic

railroad

The regional railway lines are served by DB Regio , Westfalenbahn , erixx and the Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft under the brand name enno . All train lines stop at the main station , where there is also a connection to long-distance traffic. The RB 47 line also stops at Braunschweig-Gliesmarode station . The following regional express and regional train lines operate in and around Braunschweig:

line	course	Tact	operator	route
RE 50	Hildesheim - Braunschweig - Wolfsburg	60 minutes	enno	Hildesheim – Braunschweig railway line , Weddel loop
RE 60	Braunschweig - Peine - Hanover - Minden - Osnabrück - Rheine	120 minutes	Westfalenbahn	Hanover – Braunschweig railway line
RE 70	Braunschweig - Peine - Hanover - Minden - Bielefeld	120 minutes	Westfalenbahn	Hanover – Braunschweig railway line
RE 70	Braunschweig - Peine - Hanover	60 minutes	Westfalenbahn	Hanover – Braunschweig railway line
RB 40	Braunschweig - Helmstedt - Magdeburg	60 minutes	DB Regio	Braunschweig – Magdeburg railway line
RB 42	Braunschweig - Wolfenbüttel - Vienenburg - Bad Harzburg between Braunschweig and Vienenburg combined with RB 43	60 minutes	erixx	Braunschweig – Bad Harzburg railway line
RB 43	Braunschweig - Wolfenbüttel - Vienenburg - Goslar between Braunschweig and Vienenburg combined with RB 42	60 minutes	erixx	Braunschweig – Bad Harzburg railway line
RB 44	Braunschweig - Salzgitter-Thiede - Salzgitter-Lebenstedt	60 minutes	DB Regio	Braunschweig – Derneburg railway line
RB 45	Braunschweig - Wolfenbüttel - Schöppenstedt	60 minutes	DB Regio	Braunschweig – Bad Harzburg railway line
RB 46	Braunschweig - Salzgitter-Ringelheim - Seesen - Herzberg	60 minutes	DB Regio	Braunschweig – Kreiensen railway line
RB 47	Braunschweig - Braunschweig-Gliesmarode - Gifhorn - Wittingen - Uelzen	120 minutes	erixx	Braunschweig – Wieren railway line
RB 48	Braunschweig - Salzgitter-Thiede - Salzgitter-Lebenstedt	60 minutes (only Mon-Fri)	DB Regio	Braunschweig – Derneburg railway line

Regional bus routes

The regional bus service to the Braunschweig area is carried out by different companies. The line numbers that end in a zero are defined as the "RegioBus" product. These lines usually run every hour, sometimes less often on weekends. Lines 420 go to Wolfenbüttel (15-minute intervals), 450 to Vechelde and 230 to Wolfsburg (30-minute intervals during rush hour).

line	course	operator
230	Wolfsburg , Hauptbahnhof↔ teaching ↔Braunschweig- Volkmarode ↔Braunschweig, town hall	WVG
420	(Braunschweig, Rathaus↔) Hauptbahnhof↔ Wolfenbüttel , Kornmarkt↔Wölkerbüttel, Bahnhof	BSVAG
427	Braunschweig-Volkmarode↔ Schapen ↔ Weddel ↔ Essehof	BSVAG
445	Braunschweig-Weststadt ↔BS- Timmerlah ↔ Groß Gleidingen ↔ Sonnenberg ↔ Wierthe ↔ Alvesse ↔ Vallstedt ↔ Lengede	BSVAG
450	Braunschweig, Rathaus↔ Braunschweig-Lehndorf ↔ Denstorf ↔ Wedtlenstedt ↔ Vechelde ↔ Sierße	BSVAG
452	Braunschweig, Helmstedter Straße↔ Cremlingen ↔ Destedt ↔ Gardessen ↔ Bornum am Elm	BSVAG
480	Braunschweig, Rathaus↔BS-Watenbüttel↔Klein Schwülper↔ Groß Schwülper	BSVAG
560	Braunschweig, Rathaus↔Radeklint↔Lehndorf↔ Bortfeld ↔ Wendeburg ↔ Zweidorf ↔ Wipshausen	KVM
603/631	Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof↔Rüningen↔ Salzgitter-Thiede ↔ (SZ-Watenstedt) ↔ SZ-Bad	KVG
620/601	Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof↔ (Rüningen↔Salzgitter-Thiede↔SZ-Bleckenstedt) ↔SZ- Lebenstedt	KVG
730	Braunschweig, Wilhelmstraße ↔BS, Hauptbahnhof↔ Sickte ↔ Lucklum ↔ Erkerode ↔ Evessen ↔ Ampleben ↔ Schöppenstedt	Schmidt travel agency

literature

Dieter Höltge: The Braunschweig tram. Local passenger transport in Braunschweig. GeraMond-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7654-7195-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

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↑ Overview of the lines that run in Braunschweig and the surrounding area

↑ This line runs every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday, between the town hall and the main train station only during off-peak hours

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[3] Overview of the lines that run in Braunschweig and the surrounding area

[4] This line runs every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday, between the town hall and the main train station only during off-peak hours