Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
| Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe | |
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| Basic information | |
| Company headquarters | Basel |
| Web presence | http://www.bvb.ch |
| owner | Canton of Basel-Stadt |
| Transport network | Northwestern Switzerland tariff association |
| Employee | 1,243 (as of early 2020) |
| sales | 221.5 million CHF (2018) |
| Lines | |
| Gauge | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| tram | 9 |
| bus | 13 |
| number of vehicles | |
| Tram cars | 129 motor vehicles and 79 trailers |
| other vehicles | 117 buses 10 vintage trams 9 vintage tram trailers 1 vintage bus |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 127.74 million total (2018) of which tram 87.95 million, |
| Stops | 278 |
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The Basler transporting enterprises (BVB) are the transport companies of the canton Basel-Stadt . They operate the Basel tram network (together with Baselland Transport AG ) as well as urban bus services . They were also responsible for the Basel trolleybus, which was discontinued in 2008 . Since January 1, 2006, BVB has been an independent company under public law and is no longer part of the cantonal administration.
history
On July 11, 1881, a horse-drawn omnibus , popularly known as the “Rösslitram”, started operations. According to a fixed timetable, it connected the Badischer Bahnhof (which was then located at today's Messeplatz) with the Centralbahnhof (today's SBB railway station) every 20 minutes. There were always 6 cars on the route. The journey from station to station took 22 minutes. The Rösslitram drove without rails like a normal wagon on the road. The wagons were pulled by two horses, and a third horse had to be harnessed to climb the Steinenberg. The Rösslitram was founded by Heinrich Imhoff, the Jura mail carrier; When the company went bankrupt in 1883, Jules Settelen took over the business.
In 1892 the Great Council decided to introduce an electrically operated tram on rails. The first tram started operating in 1895. This led to the discontinuation of the Rösslitram. The electric tram was operated by Basler Strassen-Bahnen (BStB), a specially created state-owned company. The Basel tram was the first publicly operated tram in Switzerland. The first tram line in turn connected the two train stations (via: (old) Badischer Bahnhof - Mittlere Brücke - Eisengasse - Marktplatz - Gerbergasse - Aeschenplatz - Centralbahnplatz).
In 1897, Birsfelden was the first suburb to be connected to the growing tram network.
In 1900 the first cross-border tram line was opened with the connection to St. Ludwig (today St. Louis).
In 1930 the tram network was supplemented by bus lines, and in 1941 trolleybuses were added.
In 1946 a new organization law led to the complete reorganization of the company. The Grand Council received extensive powers. The Basler Strassen-Bahnen was renamed to its current name.
On April 24, 1947, the worst accident in the history of the railway occurred at Aeschenplatz from its existence to the present day. Six people were killed and 47 people were injured.
In 1948 the first modern four-axle motor vehicles came into circulation. The drivers were bothered by the trams on the streets. In 1955, for example, the automobile associations held a referendum against a loan for new trams. The fierce referendum campaign was the climax of their fight against the tram. It was their declared will to ban the tram from the streets of Basel. In the referendum, the tram loan was accepted with 19,631 yes to 16,152 no. For example, four four-axle motor vehicles could be added to the order for new trolleybuses and buses.
The tram line Schützenhaus - Johanniterbrücke - Badischer Bahnhof was switched to a bus in 1966 and to a trolleybus two years later.
The first ticket machine was installed in 1967 and since 1970 all trams and buses have been operating without ticket operators (conductors). In 1979 the first computer-aided operations control center went into operation.
From 1997 to 1999 the 28 articulated motor vehicles of the type Be 4/6 were equipped with a low-floor middle section. This not only increased capacity, but also made them the first Basel trams with (partially) low-floor entry. Although technically incorrect, they were popularly called "sedan chairs" because of their appearance.
On February 10, 2001, with the first Combino tram, the first continuously low-floor tram went into regular service.
After the financial control of the canton of Basel-Stadt had criticized isolated non-compliance with cantonal laws and ordinances, overstepping of competencies in the awarding of contracts and payments as well as a lack of sensitivity with regard to personnel recruitment, there were personnel changes in December 2013. The Chairman of the Board of Directors Martin Gudenrath resigned. The President of the Finance & Compliance Board Committee, Dominik Egli, was not re-elected and the BVB Director Jürg Baumgartner was dismissed without notice. Paul Blumenthal becomes the new President of the Board of Directors, Erich Lagler takes over the management of BVB as Director on November 1, 2014.
Series delivery of the new Flexity Basel trams from Bombardier began in December 2014. After delivery of the 61 long Flexity Trams (43 m), 17 short Flexity Trams (32 m) will follow from 2017.
At the end of 2015, the series launch of the 55 new CITARO 530 EURO VI articulated buses from the Mercedes-Benz brand was completed. The new buses operate - like the Flexity trams - in the new, darker BVB green. All Combinos will also be equipped with the new BVB green from 2018 as part of their main overhaul.
At the end of 2017, BVB had one of the most modern vehicle fleets in Europe. From then on, all vehicles are 100% low-floor in normal operation.
Lines
There are thirteen tram and fifteen bus routes in the city of Basel, but four tram and two bus routes are run by the BLT (which operates other bus routes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft ). The lines open up Basel and its immediate agglomeration communities. On weekdays, a tram or bus usually runs every 7½ minutes, on lines with moderate traffic, generally in the evenings or on weekends every 10 or 15 minutes. This cycle has existed since 1999.
tram
Bus
Since the timetable change on December 9, 2018, the Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe have operated 14 bus routes with a cumulative route length of around 115 kilometers:
| line | route | Stations | Last innovation |
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| 30th | SBB railway station - Badischer Bahnhof | 14th | December 9, 2018 |
| 31 | (Bachgraben -) Claraplatz - Riehen cemetery on the Hörnli | 10 (22) | December 15, 2013 |
| 32 | Riehen Rotengraben - Bettingen Chrischonaklinik | 19/20 | December 11, 2003 |
| 33 | Schifflände - Schönenbuch village | 25th | December 11, 2003 |
| 34 | Bottmingen Castle - Riehen train station / cemetery on the Hörnli | 27/33 | October 11, 2003 |
| 35 | Riehen Habermatten - Inzlinger Customs | 17th | August 15, 2005 |
| 36 | Schifflände (- Lange Erlen) - Kleinhüningen | 34 (36) | September 23, 2009 |
| 38 | Bachgraben - Wyhlen settlement (D) | 34 | December 9, 2017 |
| 39 | Brombacherstrasse - three lime trees | 7th | December 14, 2003 |
| 42 | SBB railway station - Bettingen Dorf | 18th | December 9, 2017 |
| 45 | Riehen Habermatten - Riehen Chrischonaweg | 19th | August 15, 2005 |
| 46 | Badischer Bahnhof - Lange Erlen - Kleinhüningen | 7th | December 9, 2018 |
| 48 | Bachgraben - SBB train station | 13 | December 13, 2009 |
| 50 | SBB railway station - EuroAirport | 9 (2 *) | December 9, 2017 |
| * Express courses without intermediate stops | |||
Night network
Four night network lines are operated by BVB:
| line | route |
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| N20 | Theater - Tellplatz - Bruderholz - Dreispitz - St. Jakob |
| N21 | Theater - Neubad - Dreirosenbrücke - Rheinhafen - Johanniterbrücke - Theater |
| N22 | Theater - Claraplatz - Wettsteinplatz - Riehen Habermatten - Bettingen Dorf |
| N23 | Theater - shower bath - Allschwil village - Schönenbuch village |
Special features on the net
Line 38 - joint line with the SBG: As of December 14, 2008, as part of the cooperation with Südbadenbus GmbH, line 38 was extended to Grenzach-Wyhlen .
Line 39 - Bäumlihof school bus: The Bäumlihof school bus provides a direct connection between Kleinbasel and the Bäumlihof high school in Riehen. However, there is only one course per day and direction on the previous operational line. Regardless of this, the school bus is run as an independent line with its own line name.
Line 52 - Hotel-Shuttle project : In 2006 the bus line 52 was launched, which was supposed to connect the Badischer Bahnhof with the EuroAirport . The standard buses used on this line served both as a shuttle to and from hotels, which is why line 52 was also called "HotelShuttle". However, the demand did not meet expectations and so operations were discontinued on April 10, 2007.
Line 55 - Former joint line with SWEG: In cooperation with SWEG, line 55 Claraplatz - Badischer Bahnhof - Basel / Weil-Otterbach - Grün 99 - Weil am Rhein - Haltingen - Binzen - Schallbach - Kandern line existed . The TNW regulations apply up to the Grün 99 stop . The RVL guidelines also apply from Badischer Bahnhof . With the commissioning of the extension of tram line 8 to the Weil am Rhein train station in 2014, the funding of bus line 55 by the canton of Basel-Stadt and with it the participation of BVB ended. Since then, the line has been operated solely by SWEG. This did not change anything in the timetable.
Track maintenance
The busy BVB network needs regular maintenance and renovation. In particular, the heavily used section through downtown Grossbasel. In 2006, for example, the Steinenberg had to undergo a total renovation with the branch into Theaterstrasse. This led to the blockage of the entire route through the city center and extensive diversions of the affected lines. Large-scale and long-term renovations are carried out, whenever possible, during the summer vacation period, which lasts from the beginning of July to mid-August.
Tariff association
In 1975, BVB and the Birsigthalbahn , which later became part of the BLT, created a tariff association. This marked the first step towards the Basel tariff association introduced in 1979. The foundation was the Basel Regio Billet, valid on the lines of the BVB, BLT, Autobus AG Liestal, Waldenburgerbahn (without steam trains), PTT and on sections of the SBB. Only one trip was possible with the Basler Personenschifffahrtsgesellschaft (BPG).
In 1984, BVB and BLT launched the low-cost environmental protection subscription, or U-Abo for short, and thus achieved great international attention, as their frequencies rose by 25 percent within years. In 1987 the Northwestern Switzerland Tariff Association (TNW) was finally implemented , in which, in addition to BVB and BLT, SBB , PTT, Waldenburgerbahn , Autobus AG Liestal and Stadtbus Rheinfelden are involved. This also includes the Jura community of Ederswiler, the Aargau districts of Rheinfelden and Laufenburg and the communities of Hottwil and Effingen of the Brugg district.
Rolling stock
In January 1995, a Mercedes-Benz natural gas bus was tested on routes 36 and 37 - as a pilot project for buses powered by natural gas. The Cantonal Council decided to purchase a total of twelve natural gas buses from the Mercedes-Benz O 405 N2 CNG series , which were given the car numbers 801–812.
From the end of the 1990s, some articulated tram cars and trailers were equipped with a low-floor middle section (sedan chair). This enabled stepless boarding on lines 3, 6 and 8. The new, lighter green and the new BVB logo were introduced and air-conditioned low-floor buses have been running on all bus routes since 2000.
The Combino crisis
In 2001, the first new, 43-meter-long, air-conditioned Combino low-floor trams from Siemens went into operation. Siemens supplied various cities around the world with the Combino rail vehicle. In the summer of 2003, cracks in the car bodies became noticeable, so that the vehicle manufacturer ordered the majority of the Combino trams to be withdrawn from circulation and technically checked for safety reasons. After the first emergency repairs, all trams could be used again by autumn 2004. Siemens identified serious errors in the design of the vehicles as the cause. From the end of 2005, the entire Combino fleet was renovated at Siemens. The absence of the Combinos had an extremely negative impact. BVB suffered from an acute shortage of rail vehicles and were forced to reactivate their old trams. However, since many old motor vehicles were now running on the Belgrade tram network , the BLT had to step into the breach for its partner company and provide vehicles for the urban lines. Even 50-year-old vehicles had to be used in regular operation again. BVB was also able to borrow discarded trams from SVB Bernmobil , which were then transported from Bern to Basel by truck.
On December 22, 2006, the first Combino to be revised by Siemens, car number 310, was transported back to Basel. Since the refurbished vehicles are in fact a new build, the 310 is considered the prototype of the series. For the time being, only empty runs or test runs were carried out with it. With the delivery of the last BVB-Combino on December 19, 2009, the renovation was successfully completed.
Rolling stock
tram
Bus
- Buses: 20
- 800 (model year 1997), Mercedes-Benz Citaro , driving school and extra car
- 801–810 (model year 2008), Mercedes-Benz Citaro CNG
- 811 + 812 (Bj. 2000), Mercedes-Benz Citaro , ex TPL Lugano
- 821–828 (model year 2000/2001), MAN NL 313 (A21)
- Articulated buses: 44 diesel and 20 gas buses
- 731–736 (Bj. 1996), Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN ², since 2006 (formerly Freiburger Verkehrs AG )
- 751–788 (Bj. 1999–2001), MAN NG 353 (A23)
- 701–720 (model year 2008), Mercedes-Benz Citaro G CNG with natural gas drive
- 721–728 (model year 2009), Mercedes-Benz Citaro G CNG with natural gas drive
- 7001–7055 (model year 2015), Mercedes-Benz Citaro 530 EURO VI
- Minibuses: 7
- 851 + 855 (Bj. 2000), VW / Kutsenits City III T4
- 861–865 (YOC 2009), Auwärter Citystar
- Oldtimer: 1
- Autobus 2, built in 1930
Trivia
The city casino Basel and especially its music hall is located on the Steinenberg. For years, visitors to music events, especially classical concerts, have been complaining about repetitive vibrations and annoying noises. As has now been ascertained, both were caused by the tram trains going down from Bankenplatz from Steinenberg to Barfüsserplatz. Those in charge of the city casino succeeded in convincing the authorities of the city and those responsible at BVB of these intolerable conditions. It was acted. BVB installed a special casino signal system which was only switched on during concerts. It indicated to the drivers that the Steinenberg can only be reached with a V max. can be driven at speeds of 15 km / h. During the renovation work, which lasted from July 3 to August 14, 2006, parts of the track system were then relocated to 750 special spring / sound insulation elements.
literature
- Claude Jeanmaire: Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB). A photo book on the modernization of the Basel tram from 1945 to 1982 . Verlag für Eisenbahn und Strassenbahn, Basel 1984, ISBN 3-85649-045-0 .
- Dominik Madörin: The rolling stock of the Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe . Eisenbahn-Kurier publishing house , Freiburg im Breisgau 2003, ISBN 3-88255-843-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.bvb.ch/de/unternehmen/portraet/
- ↑ https://www.bvb.ch/wp-content/bvb/Dokumente/Medienmitteilungen/2019/20190221_Fahrgaststatistik_2018.pdf
- ^ Directory of current and former tram stops of BVB, BLT and WB.
- ↑ www.bvb.ch
- ↑ According to the accident report of the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA)
- ↑ www.tram-basel.ch
- ↑ www.tram-basel.ch
- ↑ BVB Chairman of the Board of Directors resigns . bazonline.ch, December 9, 2013
- ↑ The BVB director also resigns . bazonline.ch, December 11, 2013
- ↑ Intrigues and sex images cost the BVB director his head . bazonline.ch, December 12, 2013
- ↑ BVB annual report, line statistics, p. 20
- ↑ Line statistics, p. 20 (line 39)
- ↑ Redevelopment of Steinenberg
- ↑ You can almost hear the noises