Local traffic yard

The local public transport in Hof consists largely of the city bus network of the municipal transport company. There is also a regional bus network , which is mostly served by private companies. There are also several rail connections to the surrounding area. The most important transfer points are the bus station and the main train station as well as the Hof-Mitte stop in the future.

history

Hofer horse bus

From 1887 to 1901 horse-drawn buses operated in the city. From 1901 on, the Hof tram connected the main train station with the cemetery. In 1925 operations were discontinued and the bus line was operated. In 1934, the VAG Nuremberg introduced a bus route network that was taken over by the city of Hof a year later. In the period that followed, the fleet grew considerably: in 1949 there were ten, in 1960 15 and in 1971 22 buses. In 1998 the city founded the subsidiary HofVerkehr GmbH, which shares the location on Unterkotzauer Weg with the Bachstein transport company . The traffic is now served by HofBus GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke Hof. In 2018, free WiFi was installed in all buses in a pilot project . Two hybrid buses have been in test operation since 2019 .

tram

A tram operated in Hof from 1901 to 1921. This drove four kilometers from the main train station via the old town to Ludwigstrasse in the new town , to the town hall and across the Lower Stone Bridge to the cemetery next to Theresienstein. The tram ran every ten minutes; before the First World War , the cycle was reduced to eight minutes.

Hofer tram

The depot was located next to the later-built Siemens & Halske power station on Oberen Anger. In 1920 the company was temporarily shut down for financial reasons, and in 1922 it was completely shut down. Omnibuses operated on the line from 1925.

bus

Autonomous bus

For years, the city has also been planning to use an autonomous electric bus that will run between the main train station , the old town and Ludwigstrasse . The idea makes sense because the old town is a pedestrian zone and it would enable people with walking disabilities to stay mobile in the city center. The autonomous bus would travel the same route as the tram until 1921.

In spring 2020, Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer handed over the state funding for the Upper Franconian shuttle model region project in Rehau . In Hof, Kronach and Rehau, self-driving buses are due to start testing for two years from 2020. In addition to government subsidies, the project is supported by universities, Rehau AG and Deutsche Bahn, among others. The vehicles produced by Navya will receive their software from Valeo , the company will lead the project.

City bus

The city buses are operated by the HofBus GmbH subsidiary of Stadtwerke Hof . Every year, 27 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses transport around five million passengers on twelve routes.

Lines

Line 3 to Krötenhof shortly before departure at the bus station

From Monday to Saturday 2 p.m., all lines run at different intervals. On Saturdays after 2 p.m. and on Sundays, lines 10, 11, 12 and 13 only run after calling . From Monday to Friday, amplifiers are used in the morning and at noon , so that usually a 15-minute cycle is achieved.

line	Driving history	Tact
1	Heideweg-Freiheitshalle-Bus station-Untreusee-Lindenbühl	every 30 minutes
2	Vogelherd – Freiheitshalle – Bus station – Sana Clinic – Krötenhof	every 30 minutes
3	ZooRathaus – bus station – Krötenhof	every 30 minutes
4th	Studentenberg – town hall – bus station – Moschendorf	every 30 minutes
5	Central station – bus station – Breslaustraße	every 30 minutes
6th	Bus station – town hall – university	every 30 minutes
7th	Bus station – HofBad – Hochschule	every 30 minutes
8th	Alsenberg – Luisenburgstrasse – Lindenbühl	every 60 minutes
9	Jägersruh – Grüne Au – Bus station – Berliner Platz – Heimstätten – Osseck	every 60 minutes
10	Haidt – Leimitz – bus station – Krötenhof	every 60 minutes
11	Unterkotzau – Freiheitshalle – Kreuzsteinstraße – Bus station – Wartturmweg	every 30 minutes
12	Schlossweg – town hall – bus station – Hohensaas – Wölbattendorf	every 60 minutes

Night lines

Regular bus operation ends at 7 p.m. and the night buses start their shift. They run five lines in the city until 11 p.m.

line	Driving history	Tact
13	Jägersruh – Bus Station – City Hall – ZooStudentenberg	every 60 minutes
14th	Bus station – Untreusee – Moschendorf – Kolpingshöhe – bus station	every 60 minutes
15th	Bus station – town hall – university – Breslaustraße – main station – bus station	every 60 minutes
16	Bus station – Berliner Platz – Ziegelacker Unterkotzau – VogelherdTheater – bus station	every 60 minutes

Passenger information

There are different tariffs from the single trip to the day ticket to the annual ticket. At important bus stops, especially in the city center, there are digital passenger information systems to provide information in the event of disruptions, road closures or bus failures.

Regional bus

Regional buses run from Hof to the outskirts of the city and beyond. Some lines lead to the Fichtelgebirge , into the Franconian Forest and to Thuringia in the Saale-Orla district .

The lines are served by Regionalbus Ostbayern , Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein and KomBus as well as the bus companies Meisl and Höhn.

In summer, buses with bicycle trailers run to the Fichtel Mountains and the Franconian Forest.

Lines

line	Driving history
1	Bayreuth – Münchberg – Konradsreuth – Hof
7th	Hof – Konradsreuth / Leupoldsgrün – Helmbrechts
9	Hof – Culmitz – Schwarzenbach am Wald – Schwarzenstein
11	Naila – Selbitz / Rodesgrün – Köditz – Hof
13	Hof – Saale Valley – Berg – Naila
14th	Geroldsgrün – Bad Steben – Berg – Hof
17th	Hof – Schwarzenbach (Saale) –Martinlamitz / Kirchenlamitz
20th	Hof – Gattendorf – Oelsnitz / Regnitzlosau – Rehau
22nd	Hof – Döhlau / Oberkotzau – Rehau
23	Hof – Tauperlitz – Döhlau
24	Hof – Feilitzsch – Töpen
25th	Hof – Töpen – Dobareuth – Schleiz

Bus station

From 2017 to 2022 the central bus station will be located on Sonnenplatz due to the construction of a shopping center. From 2022 the new bus station will be built under the projection of the first floor of the shopping center with modern parking bays. This project is only available in Germany in a similar version in Koblenz . Until the new bus station is completed, the provisional bus station for city buses will be on Sonnenplatz and the regional bus station on Bergstrasse.

train

Agilis railcar in Bad Steben

Trains run from Hof's main train station between Münsterviertel and Bahnhofsviertel to the district or major cities in Germany or the Czech Republic, such as Munich , Nuremberg , Leipzig , Dresden , Bamberg or Cheb . Hof and the surrounding area of Hof are served by the agilis railway company on four lines to Bad Steben (via Hof-Neuhof ), Münchberg , Selb and Bayreuth . There used to be the stops at Hof Nord, Hof-Moschendorf and Hof-Vogelherd. A new Hof-Mitte train stop with two platforms, each with a staircase and an elevator, is expected to be completed under the Jahnbrücke in 2022. Trains from the south that currently end at the main station will in future travel to this station. After commissioning, a decision will be made to reopen the above-mentioned stopping points.

Lines

Line / type of train	Line course	Clock frequency
ag	Bad Steben - Naila - Selbitz - Hof - Marktredwitz - Kirchenlaibach - Bayreuth	Hourly
ag	Hof– Schwarzenbach - Münchberg (- Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg)	Every two hours
ag	Hof - Rehau - Selb-Plößberg - Selb town	Hourly
EB 13	Hof - Feilitzsch - Good Prince	Every two hours

The first and last regional express trains on the Hof – Bamberg and Hof – Regensburg routes also stop at the smaller train stations in the surrounding area, such as Oberkotzau as an additional connection for commuters.

Train stations

Hof Hauptbahnhof

The Hofer Hauptbahnhof is the largest and most important railway station of the city. It is a transfer station with regional connections . The building consists of a Bavarian and a Saxon wing. The train station used to be a long-distance stop, but from 2022 it will also have an intercity connection again . The station is used by around 5,000 people every year.

Hof-Neuhof train station

The Hof-Neuhof Bahnhof is located in the north-west Hofer in the district of Neuhof . It is used by commuters , and this station is important because of its location next to the Freiheitshalle and the theater . The station building is now a youth center. Only one of the two tracks is used.

Hof-Mitte stop

The Mitte stop is to be built at the Jahnbrücke by 2022. The stopping point is cheaper for visitors to the city than the main train station, which is much further away from downtown Hof . Five regional lines will serve him in the future .

Hof-Moschendorf stop

The breakpoint in the Moschendorf district was closed in the 1970s. All of the station's buildings have been completely dismantled.

Hof-Nord stop

The north stop was almost at the same height as Neuhof station, but on the route to Leipzig . The platforms were dismantled and the Fichtelgebirgsverein's clubhouse is now in the station building.

Hof-Vogelherd stop

The stop in the Vogelherd district in the north-west of the city was on the route to Bad Steben after the Neuhof train station. It has been completely dismantled.

Individual evidence

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