Local public transport in Hameln-Pyrmont

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Verkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont mbH
Basic information
Company headquarters Hamelin
Web presence www.oeffis.de
legal form Company with limited liability
Seat Bahnhofsplatz 19
31785 Hameln
Employee 250
Lines
bus 51
Other lines including 6 lines of the leisure network

3 citizen bus routes,
3 AST services
and one on-call bus service

number of vehicles
Omnibuses 147
statistics
Passengers 9.609 million (2018)
Stops 709
Catchment area 796.1 km²dep1
Residents in the
catchment area
147 thousand
Length of line network
Bus routes 1,378 km / day

4.616 million km / yeardep1

Operating facilities
Depots 3
Other operating facilities Administration building

The public transport in Hameln-Pyrmont is determined by the transport company Hameln-Pyrmont mbH (VHP) in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont operated. The history of local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont goes back to 1895.

The current company structure has been in place since April 2019. Before that, local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont was also operated by Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont mbH (KVG), Rattenfänger Reisen Bus und Touristik GmbH (RRH) and Regionalverkehr Hameln-Pyrmont GmbH (RHP) . These companies have ceased to exist since mid-2017. Around 10 million passengers are carried every year. The railway is the North Western Railway and the DB Regio operated and is not included in the tariff.

history

The history of local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont goes back to 1895. At that time the magistrate and business people of the Pied Piper City of Hameln were considering a tram connection between the city ​​center and the main train station . It was intended as a feeder to a planned railway line through the Weser valley . However, the streets of the old town of Hameln turned out to be too narrow and the Weser bridge not strong enough for a tram route. Instead, a municipal bus company was founded in 1925, the Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft Hameln mbH (KVG). In May of that year the first line connection in Hameln could be operated.

In 1925 , the public utility company also used the first public service bus in the Pyrmont state spa . Until then, citizens and spa guests were transported by private horse-drawn tram for over 45 years .

In the founding year 1925, the regular bus service to the region developed especially from the middle center of Hameln. One of the first overland lines ran to the Münchhausen town of Bodenwerder, and others were added. However, the continuous progress and increasing passenger numbers were slowed by the shortage of fuel and the lack of spare parts during the war years.

After 1945 the remaining vehicles were barely sufficient to meet all of the transport requests. The construction of apartments and houses outside the city center allowed the network of routes to grow in the 1960s. However, the number of passengers did not grow with them, because those who could afford it used the car . The results of local transport slipped into deficit.

Local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont reacted to the cost pressure: The establishment of collective bargaining associations between the KVG and other local transport companies dates back to 1974. The establishment of a mobility center in Hameln-Pyrmont (1991) marked the decisive step towards becoming a modern service provider. For the times of weak demand, the collective call taxi traffic (AST) was created in Hameln. To this day he is considered a model for the entire Federal Republic . At the end of 1993, Hameln-Pyrmont was the first district in Germany to be fully developed with this differentiated form of transport. Other offers followed, such as B. the regular call service (ALF) and the homebus.

In the local traffic Hameln-Pyrmont a joint tariff between the Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft Hameln mbH, the Verkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont mbH and the Stadtwerke Bad Pyrmont has been in effect since 1994 . In addition, the transport companies, including Rattenfänger Reisen Bus und Touristik GmbH and Regionalverkehr Hameln-Pyrmont GmbH, cooperate very closely in many other areas (duty roster, vehicle use, depot use, etc.). The local private transport companies are included in this cooperation. In 2017 the then four companies merged. Regionalverkehr Hameln-Pyrmont GmbH (RHP) and Verkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont GmbH (VHP) remained. The companies merged through another merger in 2019. The transport company Hameln-Pyrmont GmbH (VHP) remained. So then four companies became one.

Environmental aspect

Buses are far more resource-efficient and less damaging to the climate than motorized private transport. The fuel consumption in a bus with an average of 16 people is around 2 liters per 100 km per person. The fuel consumption of a car, on the other hand, is at least 6.5 liters per 100 km and is only used by 1.5 people on average. Thus the share of fuel consumption per person is already almost 24% higher. Since 2018, only vehicles with a hybrid drive have been purchased in Hameln. This is a so-called "mild hybrid drive". The 14 kW electric motor generates energy when coasting and braking. When starting - the peak in fuel consumption - the electric motor switches on automatically and thus supports the fuel-related drive. The fuel consumption is reduced by an average of 8.5%, in city traffic by up to 10%. This results in savings of over 200,000 liters of fuel extrapolated to the runtime of all seven mild hybrid buses. In addition, further hybrid buses will be purchased in 2019, 2020 and 2021. In addition, on-demand transports are set up, which ensure that no "large" bus leaves a line without passengers. There are currently no plans to purchase e-buses for economic reasons.

Tariff

As part of a tariff reform, ticket prices were reduced significantly in 2017. A higher use of the local public transport in Hameln-Pyrmont should be achieved. For this purpose, the fares were reduced by 36% and the range of trips increased by 15%. With the help of “City-Takt 30”, the city ​​bus routes run every half hour . Furthermore, the City-Takt 60 makes it possible to reach more distant destinations every hour. By coordinating the timetables, city ​​cycle 15 is achieved, which ensures that at least every 15 minutes a bus enables the journey between the train station and the city ​​/ Pfortmühle . Sometimes the rhythm is even tighter here. An example of the tariff reform is that a monthly pass which previously cost € 86.80 now only costs € 25 and covers a larger area. Furthermore, the possibilities for taking people with you have been expanded. In addition to prams and walkers, bicycles and dogs can also be taken along for free. The Lower Saxony ticket, the Bahncard 100 (in the vicinity of Hameln) and single tickets in the Lower Saxony tariff (in the vicinity of the train station) are recognized at no extra charge. The price of a single trip has been reduced from € 2.40 to € 2 and the validity has been extended. In addition, the prices have been rounded so that there is no change and payment transactions can be processed more quickly. With a subscription , a single trip costs € 0.93. In the first month, the number of monthly tickets and subscriptions sold tripled, while the number of single tickets fell sharply. Surveys revealed a new customer share of around 20 percent. Today there is an increase in the number of passengers of around 20%. This value is well above the industry average.

Single tickets, group tickets, collective tickets and the Lower Saxony ticket can be purchased on the bus. Monthly tickets can only be purchased in the travel center or in one of the advance booking offices in Hameln-Pyrmont. Another special feature in Hameln-Pyrmont is that there are no validators on the buses, as there are no validable tickets.

Bus routes

The transport operates 55 bus routes in and around Hamelin. These are divided into 6 city bus routes of the “City-Takt” and 21 regional bus routes. There are also 3 "Citizen Bus Lines", 6 lines of the leisure network, which run in the evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays and 3 "Call shared taxi lines".

City traffic (cityTakt)
line Line course
1 Hilligsfeld / Hottenbergsfeld - Rohrsen - train station - city center - Eichbreite - Rotenberg Ost
2 Zeisigbusch - train station - city center - Hohes Feld - Wehl cemetery - Einsteinstrasse
3 Klein Berkel - city center - train station - Afferde
4th Wehl cemetery - Basbergstraße - train station - city center - Kreuzfeld - Haverbeck - Halvestorf / Klüthang
5 Welliehausen - Holtensen - city center - train station - Tündern - Hagenohsen - Kirchohsen
6th Voremberg - Hastenbeck - Afferde - train station - city center - Klein Berkel - Groß Berkel
Regional traffic
line Line course
10 Hameln - Hachmühlen - Bad Münder - Bakede - Böbber / Eimbeckhausen / Schmarrie
15th Hameln - Herkensen - Klein Süntel - Brullsen - Bad Münder
17th Jump - Bad Münder - Bakede - Rohrsen / Böbber
18th Jump - Bad Münder - Eimbeckhausen
20th Hameln - Fischbeck - Hess. Oldendorf - Kleinenwieden
21st Hameln - Kreuzfeld - Haverbeck - Halvestorf
22nd Train station - Zeisigbusch - North School Center - Wehrbergen - Wehler Weg
23 Fischbeck - Höfingen - Pötzen - Zersen / Krückeberg - Hess. Oldendorf
24 / R24 * Wahrendahl - Hemeringen / Friedrichsburg - Fuhlen - Hess. Oldendorf
25th Hameln - Fischbeck - Höfingen - Pötzen - Hess. Oldendorf
27 / R27 * Kleinenwieden / Langenfeld - Rohden / Barksen - Hess. Oldendorf
28 / R28 * Hameln - Haverbeck - Hemeringen - Rumbeck
30th Hameln - (Wangelister field) - Groß Berkel - Aerzen - Bad Pyrmont / Amelgatzen / Reinerbeck (-Barntrup)
34 Hameln / Aerzen - Groß Berkel - Grupenhagen - Egge / Bösingfeld
35 Groß Berkel - Klein Berkel - School Center West / North
37 Aerzen - Groß Berkel - Dehmke - Dehmkerbrock - Hope
38 Aerzen - Ahorn - Reinerbeck - Reine - Reher
39 Special school line: Rodenbeck - Dehmke / Grupenhagen / Laatzen - Groß Berkel - Aerzen
40/520 Hameln - Ohr - Kirchohsen - {Welsede - Ottenstein / Bad Pyrmont (line 40)} - {Bodenwerder - Holzminden (RBB line 520)}
43 Kirchohsen - Voremberg - Völkerhausen - Börry
44 Hameln / Kirchohsen - Börry - Esperde
R44 * Call bus Ilsetal
45 Kirchohsen - Welsede - Lüntorf - Grohnde - Kirchohsen
50 Hameln - Diedersen - Bisperode - Coppenbrügge - Lauenstein - Salzhemmendorf - Thüste
51 Hameln - Hastenbeck - Voremberg - Bisperode - Harderode - Halle - Bodenwerder
52 Bad Münder - Brullsen - Brünnighausen - Coppenbrügge - Voldagsen - Lauenstein - Salzhemmendorf
53 Klein Süntel - Hohnsen - Coppenbrügge - Salzhemmendorf
54 Coppenbrügge - Herkensen - Bisperode - Lauenstein - Salzhemmendorf
59 Special school line: Hehlen - Bodenwerder / Heyen - Harderode - Salzhemmendorf
61 Bad Pyrmont: train station - city center - Holzhausen - city center - train station
62 Bad Pyrmont: train station - city center - Holzhausen - city center - train station
63 Bad Pyrmont : Stadtwerke - Nordstadt - Stadtmitte - Stadtwerke
71 Ahrenfeld / Quanthof - Osterwald - Oldendorf - Salzhemmendorf
72 Thüst - Wallensen - Salzhemmendorf
79 Special school line: Esbeck / Elze - Salzhemmendorf
179 Special school line: Salzhemmendorf - CJD-Schule Elze
  • * Dial-a-bus routes
Leisure and evening traffic
line Lines
91 Afferde - train station - city center - Woltemathestrasse - Rotenberg Ost
92 Welliehausen - Basbergstraße - train station - city center - Wehrberger Straße - Einsteinstraße
93 Train station - city center - Klein Berkel
94 Hastenbeck - Tündern - train station - city center - Kreuzfeld - Haverbeck - Halvestorf
95 Klüthang - city center - train station - Zeisigbusch
96 Hilligsfeld - Rohrsen - train station - city center - Wehrberger Straße - Rotenberg Ost
Citizens' buses
line place Lines
BB15 Bad Münder Bad Münder, Am Deisterbahnhof - Bad Münder, goat beech
BB52 Coppenbrugge Coppenbrügge - Brünnighausen - Bäntorf - Hohnsen - Lindenbrunn / Voldagsen Hospital
BB54 Coppenbrugge Coppenbrügge - Bisperode - Lindenbrunn Hospital
Call collective taxis
line place
AST Hamelin
AST Hessian Oldendorf
AST Bad Pyrmont

Leisure buses

The leisure buses run on weekdays from around 6 p.m. to around 9 p.m. They also run all day on Saturday , Sunday and public holidays . Since there is no high demand during these times, as at the times when the normal lines run, these lines combine the stops of other lines and leave with savings. For example, lines 4-6 are combined to form line 94. The leisure network therefore gets by with fewer drivers.

Special forms of public transport

Citizen bus

Citizens buses are driven by citizens of the place in which the bus runs. Only a passenger transport license is required for this, as these are minibuses which can also be driven without a bus driver's license (D-class).

These are used in the Hameln-Pyrmont district in the municipalities of Bad Münder, Coppenbrügge and Salzhemmendorf.

On-call bus

In 2018 a trial concept called "Rufbus" was started for the first time, which is supposed to cover the villages in the Ilsetal of the municipality of Emmerthal. Since the villages do not allow a regular and direct route, this concept was chosen to get passengers to their destination faster. In order to leave the villages, the desired journey must be announced at least half an hour before departure. The driver receives the travel request on a mobile phone and picks up the passenger on the direct route. When driving into the villages, you can get on without registration. You just have to tell the driver where you want to go. The on-call bus therefore operates as required, but is tied to a timetable so that connections to other buses can be guaranteed. In addition, the on-call bus replaces lines 43 and 44, which only run during heavy traffic times. With the timetable change on February 5, 2020, the on-call bus was also introduced in Hessisch Oldendorf and thus serves the districts of Hessisch Oldendorf instead of "normal" scheduled trips. The procedure is almost the same. The school traffic remained almost untouched.

Call collective taxi (AST)

The so-called "AST" is a normal taxi. However, it is not the taxi tariff that comes into effect here, but the normal local transport tariff. Since the number of passengers is minimal when the “AST” operates, normal cars can be used here. In addition, the journey must be registered at least one hour before departure.

Mobility center

The mobility center is a telephone customer service . Interested parties can ask questions here between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tariff and timetable information is given, AST and call bus bookings accepted, group trips registered and praise and criticism processed. The Mobility Center Weserbergland under the current number 05151 788988 was the first of its kind. It was created between 1990 and 1991 as part of an EC research project and is then as now a model for the development of mobility centers in other cities.

Travel center

Personal customer service can be found in the station building in Hameln . The German track and "public transport" as the public transport in Hameln-Pyrmont is colloquially called, have joined together to schedule and fare information for passengers. Between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, customer cards can also be applied for, time tickets for “public transport” and the GVH as well as single train journeys in local transport can be purchased. Lost property is also handed out here.

Central transfer points

Hameln has two major transfer points: Hameln train station and the “City Pfortmühle” bus stop - a bus station right in the city center, next to the city ​​gallery .

Hameln train station

The station building is located directly behind the stop

The “Bahnhof Hameln” stop has four stop areas marked with the letters A – D. Here 15, 20, 25, 28, 30, 34, 40, 44, 50, 51 and 520, on lines 1-6 (91-96), 10, a special "rendezvous system" as described in Minden applies , does not exist here, as most of the lines run every 30 minutes.

City gate mill

This building is the namesake for the stop "City-Pfortmühle"

The “City Pfortmühle” stop has three stop areas marked with the letters A – C. The lines 1-6 (91-96), 21, 28, 30 and 34 run here. The stop owes its name to the Pfortmühle built in 1405 at the Fischpforte , which was originally owned by the city. The stop is right next to the Hameln City Gallery and offers short distances to the city center.

Modernity and digitization

Example of a DFi

Modern DFis (dynamic passenger information)

In Hameln there are many monitors for dynamic passenger information in the inner city and a few in the surrounding areas . These are like a departure monitor that shows the next lines that will depart from this stop. The lines with destination and actual times in which the bus reaches the stop are indicated. That means: It is 2:19 p.m., the bus is supposed to leave at 2:21 p.m., but it is 2 minutes late. For example, "in 2 minutes" (target time), but "in 4 minutes" (actual time) is specified. At the “Bahnhof” and “City Pfortmühle” stops, the large LED displays have around 15 lines. Furthermore, there are small displays with approx. 5 lines at stops that are served by fewer lines.

Public transport priority

The priority for local public transport is used to better adhere to the timetable and to give the buses right of way over private transport .

There are two types of public transport priority in Hameln :

  • Bus lock
  • Priority switching at traffic lights

Bus lock

The bus lock can be set up at bus stops or at the end of a bus lane . A second traffic light is set up at a distance of at least 30 meters from the intersection ; the space in between serves to thread the buses in front of the individual traffic .

In Hameln there is a bus lock at Kastanienwall, bus stop “Grüner Reiter”. The bus stops in a separate lane, to the right of three lanes for private transport. Since many lines have to turn left immediately after the stop, they have to cross the lanes of private traffic, which can lead to very dangerous situations. This situation is eliminated by the bus lock. A few meters before the actual traffic light for the intersection , which follows immediately after the stop, there is another traffic light. Individual traffic is stopped and buses can cross the lanes and position themselves at the intersection to turn left.

Priority switching at traffic lights

Priority switching

With this form of priority, there is a stop directly in front of the traffic light. In addition to the traffic light for individual traffic, there is a bus traffic light which gives the buses "green" a few seconds before individual traffic. The bus thus leaves the intersection before the individual traffic and can thus better adhere to its timetable .

The buses in Hameln have the function of being able to influence the traffic light phases at some important traffic light crossings. However, this has been kept to a minimum as it would slow down private transport too much if public transport were given too high a priority. However, the traffic lights stay green for a few seconds longer or are a little shorter red. In addition, the special signals ensure the desired effect of "public transport prioritization".

(Sub) companies

  • Verkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont mbH (VHP)
    • DAU BUS GmbH, Barsinghausen
    • Heinrich Müller bus company, Auetal
    • Travel Service Neumann GmbH, Bodenwerder
    • Sonnental-Reisen GmbH, Hessisch Oldendorf
    • Tebbe Bus-Service GmbH, Hessisch Oldendorf
    • Weihrauch Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, Alfeld
    • Regionalbus Braunschweig GmbH
    • Held - Reisen, Hessisch Oldendorf

Web presence / social media

Local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont is known under the name of "Public Transport". This is the name of the website of the transport company, which also provides information about changes to the operational sequence. A Facebook channel of the same name is also operated. Passengers can also find out about timetables in the "My Public Transport" app.

Vehicle allocation

The VHP operates 141 buses, 132 of which are low-floor vehicles. These vehicles comply with the following emission standards: (see below)

According to this, around 53% of buses comply with at least EuroNorm 5 (as of April 1, 2019). Most recently, seven compact hybrid buses and a C2G from the manufacturer Mercedes were procured. These meet EuroNorm 6.

EuroNorm number of vehicles
EuroNorm 1 2 buses
EuroNorm 2 13 buses
EuroNorm 3 34 buses
EuroNorm 3 / CRT 4 buses
EuroNorm 4 3 buses
EuroNorm 4 / AdBlue 5 buses
EuroNorm 5 10 buses
EuroNorm 5 / EEV 14 buses
EuroNorm 6 34 buses

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. A look at the history of local transport in Hameln-Pyrmont. In: oeffis.de. Transport company Hameln-Pyrmont, accessed on December 20, 2017 .
  2. Public transport is a central component of environmentally friendly mobility. In: oeffis.de. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
  3. Only 0.93 euros per trip with a subscription. (No longer available online.) In: oeffis.de. Verkehrsgesellschaft Hameln-Pyrmont, archived from the original on December 26, 2017 ; Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
  4. Hameln-Pyrmont district: -36% less fare. + 15% more timetable. The 2017 tariff reform . December 16, 2016, accessed December 25, 2017 .
  5. Hameln-Pyrmont district: First experiences with tariff reform 2017. February 20, 2017, accessed on November 9, 2018 .
  6. Timetable overview - everything to do with buses & tickets in the local public transport Hameln-Pyrmont. In: oeffis.de. Transport company Hameln-Pyrmont, accessed on December 25, 2017 .
  7. Data & facts. In: oeffis.de. Retrieved September 19, 2019 .
  8. Latest technology on the road. In: oeffis.de. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .