Local transport in Hanover

The public transport in Hannover ( PT ) is influenced by various modes of transport provided Within Hannover , these are the light rail and city buses of ÜSTRA . The Hanover region is served by regional trains, the S-Bahn and regional buses of the RegioBus Hanover .

The Hanover region is responsible for public transport . The Hanover region has merged with the transport companies operating in the Hanover region to form the Verkehrsverbund Großraum-Verkehr Hannover (GVH). The current local transport plan for 2015 runs until the end of 2019.

S-Bahn network

Rail transport

Regional trains

The rail-bound regional traffic in the Hanover area is carried out by DB Regio , Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft (also with its brand enno ), erixx and Westfalenbahn . Until the timetable change in December 2014, the lines were star-shaped starting from Hanover with R1 to R 15 (with gaps), but the numbers were only used in the timetable book. The new nationwide numbering system has been in use since December 2014.

Hanover regional rail network from December 2014

line	Line course	operator
RE1	Hanover - Wunstorf - Neustadt - Nienburg - Verden - Bremen - Oldenburg - Leer - Emden - Norddeich Mole	DB Regio
RE2	Uelzen - Celle - Großburgwedel- Langenhagen -Hanover-Sarstedt - Nordstemmen - Elze - Kreiensen - Göttingen	metronome
RE3	Hamburg - Uelzen - Celle - Großburgwedel- Langenhagen -Hanover	metronome
RE8	Hanover - Wunstorf - Neustadt - Nienburg - Verden - Bremen - Bremerhaven - Bremerhaven-Lehe	DB Regio
RE10	Hanover - Sarstedt - Hildesheim - Salzgitter-Ringelheim - Goslar - Bad Harzburg	erixx
RE30	Hanover - Lehrte - Dollbergen - Dedenhausen - Gifhorn - Wolfsburg	enno
RE60	Braunschweig - Peine -Lehrte -Hanover-Wunstorf-Haste - Stadthagen - Bückeburg - Minden - Osnabrück - Rheine	Westfalenbahn
RE70	Braunschweig - Peine - Lehrte - Hanover - Wunstorf - Haste - Stadthagen - Bückeburg - Minden - Bielefeld	Westfalenbahn
RB38	Hanover - Langenhagen - Schwarmstedt - Walsrode - Soltau - Schneverdingen - Buchholz	erixx
Explanation : italics : train station outside the GVH

DB Regio runs on the RE1 / RE8 lines, until December 2015 it also ran on the RE30 and RE60 / RE70. On the two-hourly overlapping lines RE1 / RE8 and RE60 / RE70, electric locomotive hauled trains with double-deck cars are and were used. Since December 2010, the hourly RE30 line has mainly used class 425 multiple units and, to a lesser extent, class 143 electric locomotives with push -pull trains made up of old-style local vehicles ( n-cars ). The Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft has been operating the line with multiple units of the Alstom Coradia Continental type under the enno brand since December 13, 2015 . Lines RE60 / RE70 operates since December 2015 WestfalenBahn with double-decker Kiss -Triebzügen.

The regional express train of the former line to Halle (Saale) via Goslar and Halberstadt was driven by class 612 diesel multiple units (RegioSwinger) . The regional express trains to Bad Harzburg in between consisted of class 218 diesel locomotives and 5 n cars. Since December 14, 2014, the RE10 line has been running every hour from erixx with LINT 54 trains.

The hourly line RB38 has been operating the erixx with LINT 41 trains since December 11, 2011 .

The Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft operates the RE2 Göttingen – Hannover – Uelzen line. The trains run between Hanover and Göttingen every hour. This line has only been running every two hours between Uelzen and Hanover since December 9, 2018, and has been supplemented by the RE3 Hamburg - Hanover line, which also runs every two hours. On November 15, 2009, Metronom was the first railway company to introduce a ban on alcohol consumption on its trains. Used electric locomotives of Class 146 hauled trains with double-deck coaches. The trains were procured by the regional public transport company of Lower Saxony and rented to Metronom.

The RB77 line is operated by the NordWestBahn ; it does not affect the area of the GVH and is only included in the larger tariff via the regional tariff. The connection is known in North Rhine-Westphalia as the Weser Railway . Two-part LINT 41 diesel multiple units operate .

DB regional express in Nienburg / Weser
Metronome train: Class 146 with double-decker cars
Erixx LINT 41
in Hannover Hbf
enno 1440-118 as RE30 Hannover Hbf - Wolfsburg Hbf
Stadler Kiss of the Westfalenbahn

Train

S-Bahn S 2 class 424 in Nienburg / Weser

The S-Bahn was introduced in connection with the Expo 2000 . After several extensions, the network has consisted of seven lines in regular operation since December 2013, there are also two sprinter lines and one event line. In addition to the Hanover region, the network encompasses other areas and extends far into North Rhine-Westphalia with the S 5 line (end point Paderborn ). There is no continuous S-Bahn or network tariff, especially the sections in North Rhine-Westphalia are subject to different tariffs (or the general DB local transport tariff ). Outside the core area, the difference to the regional train is small, as the stopping distances, frequency and vehicles are similar.

Lines

The trams usually run every 60 minutes. With the S 4 and S 5, the cycle sequence is shortened to a 30-minute cycle on each section. Due to the overlapping of several S-Bahn lines, there is at least a 30-minute cycle on the main lines in the core area of the network.

The S-Bahn is operated by DB-Regio. It uses class 424 and 425 electric railcars .

line	Line course	Remarks
S 1	Minden - Haste-Wunstorf-Hanover-Weetzen-Barsinghausen-Haste	Change of train number in Hannover Hbf With S 2, 30-minute intervals Wunstorf – Haste
S 2	Nienburg - Neustadt- Wunstorf - Hanover - Weetzen - Barsinghausen -Haste	With S 1 30-minute intervals Wunstorf – Haste; on Sundays only Nienburg – Hanover
S 21	Hanover - Weetzen - Barsinghausen	HVZ sprinter line (only stops at a few stations)
S 3	Hildesheim - Sehnde-Lehrte-Hanover	With S 7, 30-minute intervals from Lehrte to Hanover
S 4	( Hildesheim - Sarstedt - Hanover Fair / Laatzen -) Hanover - Langenhagen - Bennemühlen	30-minute intervals from Hanover to Bennemühlen
S 5	( Paderborn -) Hameln - Springe - Weetzen - Hanover - Langenhagen - Hanover Airport	Does not stop in Ronnenberg, Empelde, H-Bornum; 30-minute intervals from Hameln to H airport
P 51	Hameln - Springe - Hanover - Seelze	HVZ sprinter line (only stops at a few stations)
S 6	Celle - Ehlershausen-Burgdorf-Hanover	Does not stop in H-Kleefeld, H-Anderten / Misburg, Ahlten
S 7	Celle - Ehlershausen - Burgdorf - Lehrte - Hanover	With S 3 30-minute intervals between Lehrte and Hanover; With S 6 30-minute intervals between Celle and Aligse
S 8	Hanover Airport - Langenhagen - Hanover - Hanover Fair / Laatzen	Line of demand
Explanation : italics : station outside the GVH, (in brackets): route section is not served by all trains

Stations

H-Linden / Fischerhof :
Stadtbahn below, S-Bahn above

H-Nordstadt :
S-Bahn below, Stadtbahn above

H-Messe / Laatzen : the
only S-Bahn station with temporary long-distance traffic

H-Leinhausen :
The old station building is only used for gastronomic purposes.

In addition to the main train station, there are ten S-Bahn stations in Hanover, most of which arose from the former suburban train stations. Only S-Bahn trains stop at them today. Long-distance and regional trains also stop at the Hannover Messe / Laatzen station in the Laatzen area . The Hannover Airport Station in Langenhagen is the only station in a tunnel. It is a double-track terminus station that connects to a single-track line.

Some earlier suburban train stations were abandoned and replaced by nearby S-Bahn stations: Hannover-Herrenhausen by Hannover-Ledeburg, Hannover-Wülfel by Hannover Messe / Laatzen, Hannover-Hainholz by Hannover-Nordstadt station . The old Hannover-Linden train station was also given up and replaced by today's H-Linden / Fischerhof S-Bahn station . In H-Anderten-Misburg , the S-Bahn stops at new tracks, the old station building is no longer used for rail purposes; the same applies to the historical buildings in the train stations in Hannover-Leinhausen and Hannover Bismarckstraße.

The Hanover region endeavors to connect the S-Bahn and Stadtbahn as well as possible. This is how the combined stations Karl-Wiechert-Allee , Nordstadt and Linden / Fischerhof were created . Outside of Hanover, there is a transition option between the S-Bahn and Stadtbahn at the Hanover Messe / Laatzen station and at the Rethen station.

Further S-Bahn stations are planned at Döhrener Turm and Braunschweiger Platz , where transfer options to the existing light rail stations are to be created.

railway station	S-Bahn lines	bus stop	Light rail lines	Bus routes
Hanover Central Station	1 - 7, 21, 51	Central Station	1 2 3 7 8 9 18
		Central station (on the corner of Fernroder Strasse and Joachimstrasse)		121, 128, 134
		Central station / ZOB	10 17	300, 500, 700
		Central station / Rosenstrasse	10 17
(H-Braunschweiger Platz)		Braunschweiger Platz	4 5 6 11	128, 134
H Bismarckstrasse	1, 2, 4, 5, 21, 51	Bismarckstrasse station		121, 128, 134, 370
(H-Waldhausen)		Döhrener Tower	1 2 8 18
H-Linden / Fischerhof	1, 2, 5, 21, 51	Linden / Fischerhof train station	3 7 17	100, 200
H-Messe / Laatzen	4th	Laatzen / Eichstraße (train station) (200 m)	1 2
H-Messe / Laatzen	4th	Hanover-Messe / Laatzen train station		340, 341
Rethen (leash)	4th	Rethen / train station	1	340, 341
H-Vinnhorst	4, 5	Vinnhorst station		470
H – Ledeburg	4, 5	Ledeburg railway station		135, 136
H airport	5	Langenhagen / airport		470
H-Leinhausen	1, 2	Leinhausen train station	4 5
H-north city	1, 2, 4, 5	Nordstadt station	6th	121
H – Kleefeld	3, 7	Kleefeld train station		127, 137
H – Kleefeld	3, 7	Uhlhornstrasse (250 m)	4 5
H Karl-Wiechert-Allee	3, 6, 7	Karl-Wiechert-Allee station	4th	123, 124
H Anderten-Misburg	3, 7	Anderten-Misburg train station		125
H-Bornum	1, 2	In the village (250 m)		581
(italics) : Station in planning

Light rail

Stadtbahn network since December 2017

City railway TW 2000

The Üstra operates on the rail network twelve rail lines and two lines required. The standard-gauge track network has a route length of 127 kilometers, 19 kilometers of which run in tunnels (15%), 88 kilometers above ground on a separate track (69%) and 20 kilometers without structural separation from other road traffic (16%). Of the 197 stops (at the end of 2015), 19 are underground stations (one of which is in an incision), a further 128 are equipped with elevated platforms. The backbone of the light rail is the inner-city tunnel network, which consists of three routes. The Kröpcke underground station is the most important station and the central hub of the network, where all three tunnels intersect.

Lines 10 and 17 do not travel through tunnels, but rather run above ground into the city center on mostly road-flush railway tracks . The future of this route, which passed in front of the main train station , was discussed for a long time. The Hanover region decided against the realization of the originally planned fourth inner city tunnel. The route is currently being renovated and rebuilt. The section from the main train station to Aegidientorplatz has been closed and replaced by a new line to Raschplatz.

During the day, the trains mostly run every 10 minutes. Evening from about 20 pm and on weekends is run in 15-minute intervals, in the off-peak time from about 23 am until closing time to 12:30 at 30-minute intervals. On the nights from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday, night star traffic (NStV) with hourly trips is offered. The lines that run on the same route close to the city center are offset by half an hour, so that the most important sections of the route run every 30 minutes. All lines of a cycle meet at the Kröpcke and are scheduled to stay there for 5 minutes, so that at this central station it is possible to change between them without waiting.

In the off-peak time , the lines 2 and 8 run in the Y-traffic . A two-car train is separated at a stop (here Peiner Straße ) in order to serve various branches of the route with the single cars. The two railcars run on the routes to Messe / Nord and Rethen and are reunited in the opposite direction to form a common train towards Alte Heide .

Different color codes are assigned to the basic routes, which are used in the route network maps and in the stops: A route B route C route D route

line	Line course	Remarks
1	Langenhagen - Niedersachsenring - Vahrenwalder Platz - Central Station - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Peiner Straße - Laatzen / Eichstraße (train station) - Laatzen (- Rethen - Gleidingen - Heisede - Sarstedt )	Laatzen↔Sarstedt only every second train
2	Alte Heide - Vahrenheider Markt - Niedersachsenring - Vahrenwalder Platz - Central Station - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Peiner Straße (- Laatzen / Eichstraße (train station) - Laatzen / aquaLaatzium - Rethen )	from 9 p.m. Y-traffic with line 8 Peiner Straße↔Rethen outside rush hour 20-minute intervals, no night-time star traffic
3	Altwarmbüchen - Lahe - Noltemeyerbrücke - Four Borders - Lister Platz - Central Station - Kröpcke - Waterloo - Linden / Fischerhof Station - Wallensteinstrasse - Mühlenberger Markt - Wettbergen	in night star traffic over Black Bear
4th	Garbsen - Leinhausen train station - Herrenhausen Gardens - Leibniz University - Steintor - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Marienstraße - Kantplatz - Karl-Wiechert-Allee- Medical University - Roderbruch
5	Stöcken - Leinhausen train station - Herrenhausen Gardens - Leibniz University - Steintor - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Marienstraße - Kantplatz - Großer Hillen - Tiergarten - Anderten
6th	Nordhafen - Nordstadt station - Christ Church - Steintor - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Marienstraße - Brabeckstraße - Kronsberg - Messe / Ost ( Expo-Plaza )
7th	Misburg - Schierholzstrasse - Paracelsusweg - Noltemeyerbrücke - Four Borders - Lister Platz - Central Station - Kröpcke - Waterloo - Linden / Fischerhof Station - Wallensteinstrasse - Mühlenberger Markt - Wettbergen
8th	(Dragonerstraße -) Central Station - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Peiner Straße - Mittelfeld - Messe / Nord	from 9 p.m. and on Sundays Y-traffic with line 2 in the night-star traffic Alte Heide - Messe / Nord
9	Fasanenkrug - Noltemeyer Bridge - Four Borders - Lister Platz - Central Station - Kröpcke - Waterloo - Black Bear - Linden Market Square - Empelde
10	Ahlem - Brunnenstraße - Leinaustraße - Am Küchengarten - Goetheplatz - Steintor - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB	7½ minute intervals
	Ahlem - Brunnenstraße - Leinaustraße - Am Küchengarten - Goetheplatz - Humboldtstraße - Waterloo - Kröpcke - Hauptbahnhof	So-called half line (only in night star traffic)
11	Halthoffstrasse - Christ Church - Steintor - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Marienstraße - Hanover Congress Centrum - Zoo	no night traffic
16	Königsworther Platz - Steintor - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Marienstraße - Brabeckstraße - Kronsberg - Messe / Ost (Expo-Plaza)	Special line for events in the TUI-Arena u. a.
17th	Wallensteinstraße - Linden / Fischerhof train station - Schwarzer Bär - Goetheplatz - Steintor - Hauptbahnhof / ZOB	15-minute intervals, no night-time star traffic Monday to Friday 6 am to 9 pm, Saturday 12 pm to 7 pm, Sunday 12:30 pm to 6 pm
18th	Main station - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Peiner Straße - Mittelfeld - Messe / Nord	Special line for trade fairs

(As of December 2018)

Bus transport

The Üstra connects a total of 38 lines with around 510 kilometers of 669 stops with 128 of its own buses and other buses from subcontractors. In 2010, more than 12 million vehicle kilometers were covered. The buses carry 140,000 passengers every day. With around 250 of its own buses and around 700 employees as well as another 130 vehicles from subcontractors, RegioBus Hannover GmbH operates the surrounding area in the Hanover region. It serves around 120 bus routes and carries around 30 million passengers a year.

City bus

Within the city of Hanover, Üstra operates 19 city bus routes in addition to its light rail network. At the tram stops out of town, especially at the terminus, Üstra offers secure, platform-level connections between tram and bus via its computer-aided operations control system BON. The ring line 131 (or in the opposite direction 132) was renamed in December 2006 as an adventure line based on the model of the Berlin bus line in 100/200. It connects several sights with each other and is thus similar to a city tour at the normal city rate. For Maschseefest an additional event line is used 267 between Kröpcke and Maschsee / beach. All vehicles are low-floor buses with a ramp. In some cases, the üstra also runs on individual lines in the Hanover region, in front of the former tram lines: in Sehnde, Laatzen / Pattensen and Langenhagen.

line	Line course	Remarks
100	August-Holweg-Platz - Linden / Fischerhof train station - Deisterplatz - Glocksee - Lister Platz - Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Linden / Fischerhof train station - August-Holweg-Platz	Ring line clockwise; 10-minute intervals
120	Ahlem - Davenstedt - Lindener Hafen - Black Bear - Aegidientorplatz	20-min intervals in the peak hours in the morning 10-min intervals to Black Bear, in the afternoon 10-min intervals Black Bear - Ahlem
121	Altenbekener Damm - Bismarckstrasse station - Central station - Lister Platz - Niedersachsenring - Nordstadt station - Halthoffstrasse	articulated buses with hybrid drives operate here ; 10-minute intervals and HVZ amplifier Altenbekener Damm to Hbf
122	Langenhagen / Im Gehäge - Langenhagen / center - (Meierwiesen -) Langenforther Straße - Alte Heide - four borders	20-minute intervals; from Langenforther Straße every 10 minutes
123	Peiner Strasse - Mittelfeld - Brabeckstrasse - Karl-Wiechert-Allee station - Misburger Strasse - Noltemeyerbrücke	20-minute intervals
124	( Laatzen / Ulmer Strasse -) Am Brabrinke - Mittelfeld - Brabeckstrasse - Karl-Wiechert-Allee station - Misburger Strasse - Misburg - Misburg city cemetery	20-minute intervals
125	Meierwiesen - Alte Heide - Buchholz - Roderbruch - Misburg - Anderten-Misburg train station - Anderten	20-minute intervals and HVZ amplifier on sections of the route
126	Altgarbsen - Havelse - Marienwerder - Stöcken	20-minute intervals, e.g. T. continue as line 136 to Halthoffstrasse
127	Misburg - Misburger Straße - Kleefeld train station - Kantplatz - horse tower	20-minute intervals
128	Nordring - Central Station - Zoo - Braunschweiger Platz - Bismarckstrasse Station - Waldheim - Peiner Strasse	20-minute intervals
129	Wettbergen - Mühlenberg - Empelde	20-minute intervals; HVZ 10-minute intervals Wettbergen - Mühlenberg, in the morning to Empelde
130	Wettbergen - hillside road - Im Hellerloh - Wettbergen	Ring line clockwise; 20-minute intervals
133	Poplar meadow - pasture Torstraße - Spannhagengarten - Hinrichsring - Four borders - Melanchthonstraße	20-minute intervals, Hinrichsring - Melanchthonstrasse 40-minute intervals
134	Nordring - Lister Platz - Welfenplatz - Steintor - Central Station - Zoo - Braunschweiger Platz - Bismarckstrasse Station - Waldheim - Peiner Strasse	20-minute intervals
135	Stöcken - Ledeburg train station - Wiesenau - Tempelhofweg - Alte Heide - Paracelsusweg - Lahe city cemetery	20/30-minute intervals
136	Halthoffstrasse - Herrenhausen Gardens - Ledeburg train station - Stöcken	20-minute intervals; drives z. T. continue as line 126 to Altgarbsen
137	Spannhagengarten - Nobelring - Misburger Straße - Kleefeld train station - Kantplatz - horse tower	20-minute intervals
200	August-Holweg-Platz - Linden / Fischerhof train station - Aegidientorplatz - Kröpcke - Lister Platz - Glocksee - Deisterplatz - Linden / Fischerhof train station - August-Holweg-Platz	Counterclockwise ring line; 10-minute intervals
253	Langenhagen / center - Langenhagen / train station center - Godshorn / industrial area - Langenhagen / train station center - Langenhagen / center	only Mon - Sat, in Godshorn as a ring line: in the morning counterclockwise, in the afternoon clockwise; 10/30 minute intervals
267	Kröpcke - Aegidientorplatz - Maschsee / Funkhaus - Maschsee / lido	only operates during the Maschsee Festival

(As of December 2018)

Irvine-Citaro bus operated by Üstra

Braunschweiger Platz stop with BUSSTOP and Solaris bus

Üstra has different types of buses in its fleet. For Expo 2000 were by James Irvine designed Citaro buses from Daimler-Benz acquired. There are four variations of it: a twelve meter long solobus X 12 (8 of diesel and natural gas buses 38), and a 18-meter articulated X 18 (of which 37 diesel and natural gas 16-buses). Many buses of this type have already been parked.

As of 2006, Üstra 53 purchased the twelve-meter-long Urbino 12 solo buses from the Polish manufacturer Solaris .

From 2008, Üstra bought 39 articulated buses of the MAN Lion's City type . The buses have 47 seats and 107 standing places. There are also 13 Citaro I. There are also five different articulated buses and a solo vehicle for RegioBus lines.

After a trial run of a Solaris Urbino 18 Hybrid bus , another ten Solaris hybrid buses were purchased in mid-2011. The higher acquisition costs compared to conventional diesel buses were financed from funds from the Federal Ministry of Transport . The buses are used on line 121. In 2013 üstra got nine Solaris Urbino 12 hybrids and nine Solaris Urbino 18 hybrids.

The Üstra buses are housed in two depots: the Vahrenwald bus depot on Vahrenwalder Strasse and the south bus depot in Mittelfeld . In the former, there is a gas - gas station , so here all CNG buses are stationed.

The üstra lines are only served by low-floor buses with ramps.

Regional bus

Setra Regiobus

The regional bus routes in the Hanover region are mainly operated by RegioBus Hanover , the rest by üstra . The lines secure the local transport connections of the cities and municipalities outside the city of Hanover if they cannot be reached by rail.

Only the three express bus lines (RegioSprinter) of lines 300, 500 and 700 go to the center of Hanover and end at the central bus station on the north side of the main station. In addition, the connection of the other municipalities to the regional center of Hanover will be established by linking the regional lines with the S-Bahn and the light rail at their endpoints. Some of the lines go beyond the junction into the city of Hanover.

The RegioBus Hannover GmbH continues with 255 own buses and employs about 125 buses out of order companies. The RegioBus buses are all equipped with low-floor technology and 251 of them also have a fold-out ramp to enable passengers with reduced mobility to board comfortably. Mainly solo buses and articulated buses on some heavily used lines are used. The journeys of the RegioBus lines 300, 500 and 700, the city bus lines 501 and 502 in Barsinghausen as well as the city traffic lines 964, 965 and 966 in Lehrte are carried out exclusively with wheelchair accessible low-floor buses. On all other RegioBus lines, it is not possible to mark wheelchair-accessible journeys with low-floor buses all year round. In order to ensure that the desired journey is carried out by a low-floor vehicle with a ramp, it is therefore advisable to call the relevant depot at least 24 hours before the desired journey so that a suitable wheelchair-accessible vehicle can be used.

The range of express bus routes (Regiosprinter) was expanded by including and partially renaming existing routes for the timetable change in December 2019. There are now the lines 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900, these are called sprintH lines. In the future, only buses with increased comfort, including WiFi and USB charging sockets, will run on these lines.

Regional lines (as of December 2019)

line	Line course	Remarks
300	Pattensen - Arnum - Hanover / ZOB	RegioSprinter, only low-floor buses with ramps
301	Jump Bahnhof / ZOB - Göbelbastei - Bahnhof / ZOB	City traffic jump
310	Eldagsen - Schulenburg - Pattensen
320	Jump - Völksen - Gestorf - Hüpede - Pattensen
330	Lühnde - Müllingen - Wülferode - Kronsberg - Brabeckstraße - Bemeroder Rathausplatz	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
340	Pattensen - Koldingen - Rethen - Laatzen - Messe Ost	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
341	Pattensen - Reden - Koldingen - Rethen - Laatzen - Messe Ost	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
345	Laatzen - Laatzen Mozartweg - Laatzen Debberode - Laatzen / center ( regular taxi )
346	Rethen - Laatzen Kiebitzweg - Laatzen center	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
347	Kronsberghof - Laatzen center (regular taxi)	since December 15, 2019
360	Bennigsen - Lüdersen - Hiddestorf - Devese - Wallensteinstrasse
363	Peiner Strasse - Hemmingen - Westerfeld - Wallensteinstrasse	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
365	Pattensen - Harkenbleck - Arnum - Hemmingen - Westerfeld - Wallensteinstrasse
366	Pattensen - Hiddestorf - Arnum - Devese - Westerfeld - Hemmingen - Peiner Strasse
367	Arnum - Wilkenburg - Am Brabinke
370	Mehrum - Sehnde - Ilten - Höver - Anderten - Kirchrode - Bismarckstraße station - Altenbekener Damm - An der Engesohde	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
371	Sehnde - Sehnde train station - Wassel - Bilm - Ilten - Ahlten	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
372	Sehnde - Gretenberg - Klein Lobke	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
380	Eldagsen - Gestorf - Bennigsen
381	Jump - Dahle - Altenhagen I
382	Springe - Alvesrode - Völksen - Bredenbeck - Wennigsen
383	Jump - Völksen - Eldagsen - Steinkrug - Bennigsen - Lüdersen
385	Jump - Eldagsen - Alferde
390	Sehnde - Bolzum - Müllingen - Ingeln - Oesselse - Gleidingen (- Laatzen )	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
400	Neustadt - Bordenau - Frielingen - Horst - Meyenfeld - Berenbostel - Marienwerder	RegioSprinter, only low-floor buses with ramps
404	Garbsen-Mitte / At the university - cemetery Auf der Horst	Monday to Friday only; Shuttle bus without stopping
410	Garbsen - Meyenfeld - Horst - Ricklingen Castle - Wunstorf
420	Garbsen - Havelse - Marienwerder Science Park	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
421	Garbsen - Berenbostel - Osterwald - Frielingen (- Neustadt)
430	Garbsen - Berenbostel - Stelingen - Heitlingen - Osterwald
431	Garbsen - Havelse - Seelze
450	Berenbostel - Marienwerder Science Park	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
460	Mandelsloh - Helstorf - Resse - Engelbostel - Nordhafen
470	Airport - Langenhagen - Godshorn - Vinnhorst - Stöcken	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
480	Langenhagen - Godshorn - Schulenburg - Engelbostel - Berenbostel - Garbsen	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
490	Neustadt - Otternhagen - Osterwald - Heitlingen - Stelingen - Stöcken
500	Gehrden - Ronnenberg - Wettbergen - Bornum - Hanover central bus station	RegioSprinter, only low-floor buses with ramps
501	Barsinghausen Sporthotel - train station - Glück-Auf-Straße	Barsinghausen city bus, only low-floor buses with ramps
502	Barsinghausen Hans-Böckler-Strasse - train station - Föhrenweg	Barsinghausen city bus, only low-floor buses with ramps
510	Linderte - Weetzen - Ihme - Ronnenberg - Empelde - Benthe
520	Wennigsen - Argestorf - Bredenbeck - Holtensen - Weetzen
521	Wennigsen - Degersen - Sorsum - Holtensen - Bredenbeck
522	Wennigsen - Bredenbeck - Holtensen - Sorsum - Gehrden
523	Gehrden - Everloh - Benthe - Ronnenberg - Empelde
RufTaxi	Holtensen - Bantorf - Hohenbostel - Barsinghausen	RufTaxi Barsinghausen
530	Barsinghausen - Hohenbostel - Bantorf - Hohenbostel - Barsinghausen	Ring line
532	Barsinghausen - Eckerde - Großgoltern - Gehrden - Empelde
533	Bad Nenndorf - Bantorf - Nordgoltern - Everloh - Empelde
534	Barsinghausen - Großgoltern - Groß Munzel - Wunstorf
540	Barsinghausen - Egestorf - Wennigsen
542	Eimbeckhausen - Lauenau - Rodenberg - Bad Nenndorf - Haste	SVG Stadthagen
560	Barsinghausen - Egestorf - Redderse - Gehrden - Benthe - Empelde
561	Barsinghausen - Kirchdorf - Leveste - Gehrden - Empelde
562	Barsinghausen - Kirchdorf - Egestorf - Nienstedt Wennigsen - Egestorf - Nienstedt	Wennigsen - Egestorf only on Saturday and Sunday
570	Barsinghausen - Landringhausen - Groß Munzel - Kirchwehren - Ahlem
571	Gehrden - Northen - Harenberg - Ahlem
572	Seelze - Döteberg - Harenberg
573	Seelze - Almhorst - Kirchwehren - Lathwehren
574	Seelze - Letter - Ahlem - Velber - Harenberg
575	Seelze - Seelze / School Center - Letter / Gymnasium	Amplifier school bus / connected with line 576 (only on school days)
576	Seelze - Lohnde - Gümmer - Dedensen	Amplifier school bus / connected with line 575 (only on school days)
RufTaxi	Seelze - Kirchwehren - Velber	RufTaxi Seelze
580	Wennigsen - Gehrden - Northen - Lenthe - Am Soltekampe
581	Stöcken - Letter - Ahlem - Velber - Am Soltekampe - Mühlenberger Markt	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
600	Großburgwedel - Isernhagen - Langenhagen	RegioSprinter, only low-floor buses with ramps
610	Kaltenweide / train station - Krähenwinkel - Langenhagen / center (- Berliner Platz)	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
611	Kaltenweide / train station - Maspe - Krähenwinkel - Langenhagen / center (- Berliner Platz)	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
616	Langenhagen / Zentrum - St. Paulus Church - Emil-Berliner-Str. - Saarweg - Beckerwiese - Beethovenstr. - Central station	üstra, only low-floor buses, minibuses and taxis with ramps
620	Großburgwedel - Isernhagen - Fasanenkrug
621	Großburgwedel - Kleinburgwedel - Thönse - Wettmar - Engensen
630	Großburgwedel - Neuwarmbüchen - Kirchhorst - Altwarmbüchen
631	Altwarmbüchen / School Center - Altwarmbüchen - An den Deichwiesen - Noltemeyerbrücke	üstra, only low-floor buses with ramps
634	Engensen - Wettmar - Neuwarmbüchen - Kirchhorst - Altwarmbüchen
635	Isernhagen - Altwarmbüchen
636	Großburgwedel - Schillerslage - Burgdorf
638	Großburgwedel - First Berkhopsweg
639	Großburgwedel - Thönse - Wettmar - Engensen - Burgdorf
651	Großburgwedel - Kleinburgwedel - Fuhrberg
690	Mellendorf - Bissendorf - Großburgwedel
692	Mellendorf - Bissendorf - Kaltenweide - Langenhagen
694	Mellendorf - Brelingen - Abbensen
695	Mellendorf - Elze - Berkhof - Plumhof
696	Mellendorf - Brelingen - Negenborn - Abbensen - Helstorf
697	Mellendorf - Gailhof - Meitze - Bennemühlen - Oegenbostel - Abbensen - Helstorf
698	Mellendorf - Bissendorf - Scherenbostel - Resse
700	( Wunstorf -) Dedensen - Lohnde - Seelze - Letter - Ahlem - Hanover central bus station	RegioSprinter, only low-floor buses with ramps
701	Wunstorf train station south side - city center - central bus station	City traffic Wunstorf
710	Wunstorf - Klein Heidorn - Grossenheidorn / Pickertsberg - Steinhude
711	Wunstorf - Großenheidorn / Strand - Klein Heidorn - Steinhude
715	Wunstorf - Klein Heidorn - Großenheidorn - Steinhude - Hagenburg - Wiedenbrügge - Rehburg	comes as 716 from Stolzenau
740	Niengraben - Idensen - Mesmerode - Wunstorf
741	Niengraben - Idensen - Bokeloh - Wunstorf
745	Niengraben - Idensen - Mesmerode - Bokeloh - Wunstorf
760	Kolenfeld - Wunstorf train station south side - Wunstorf IGS
774	Steinhude - Sachsenhagen - Stadthagen	SVG Stadthagen, no GVH tariff, runs as line 2010
780	Wunstorf - Blumenau - Luthe
785	Wunstorf - Blumenau - Liethe - Luthe
Call taxi	Wunstorf - Liethe
800	Mehrum - Sehnde - Ilten - Höver - Anderten - Kirchrode - Bismarckstraße station - Altenbekener Damm - An der Engesohde
801	Neustadt train station / ZOB - leisure pool / KGS	City traffic Neustadt
802	Neustadt Bahnhof / ZOB - Auenland - Königsberger Str. - Bahnhof / ZOB	City traffic Neustadt
803	Neustadt train station / ZOB - Sauerbruchweg - hospital	City traffic Neustadt
804	Neustadt Bahnhof / ZOB - Ernst-Strobach-Platz - Julius-Leber-Str.	City traffic Neustadt
On-call bus	Neustadt Bahnhof / ZOB - Leisure Pool / KGS - Julius-Leber-Str. - In Eichenbleek - Bahnhof / ZOB
820	Neustadt - Poggenhagen - Steinhude
830	Neustadt - Eilvese - Schneeren - Mardorf
831	Neustadt - Mardorf - Schneeren
835	Wunstorf - Steinhude - Hagenburg - Münchehagen / Saurierpark - Rehburg - Mardorf - Neustadt	The FahrradBus 835 runs daily from June 1st to August 31st as well as Saturday and Sunday from the end of March to the end of May and from September to October; in winter Saturday and Sunday, without bike transport
840	Neustadt - Hagen - Lutter - Mandelsloh
850	Neustadt - Empede - Mariensee - Wulfelade - Mandelsloh - Stöckendrebber
860	Neustadt - Otternhagen - Scharrel - Metel
865	Otternhagen - Scharnhorst - Basse - Metel - Otternhagen
870	Esperke - Helstorf - Luttmersen - Basse - Suttorf - Neustadt
900	Burgdorf - Kirchhorst - Altwarmbüchen
905	Burgdorf train station - Langeoogstr. - West side station	City traffic Burgdorf
906	Burgdorf train station - Südstadt - train station	City traffic Burgdorf
907	Burgdorf train station - Peiner Weg - Ostlandring, depot	City traffic Burgdorf
910	Burgdorf - Sorgensen - Weferlingsen - Obershagen - Hänigsen
916	Burgdorf - Heeßel - Beinhorn - Schillerslage	Monday to Friday only
917	Dachtmissen - Sorgensen - Weferlingsen - Otze	Monday to Friday only
920	Burgdorf - Sorgensen - Dachtmissen - Hänigsen	Monday to Friday only
926	Burgdorf - Otze - Ehlershausen
927	Wathlingen - Nienhagen - Ehlershausen	Monday to Friday only
930	Uetze - Altmerdingsen - Hülptingsen - Burgdorf
938	Uetze - Altmerdingsen - Hänigsen - Obershagen
946	Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen - Sievershausen - Arpke - Immensen - Burgdorf
948	Hämelerwald - Mehrum - Equord - Hohenhameln
949	Hämelerwald - Sievershausen - Arpke - Immensen - Lehrte
950	Dedenhausen - Eltze - Uetze - Katensen - Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen
RufTaxi	Eltze - Benrode - Uetze - Katensen - Schwüblingsen - Dollbergen	RufTaxi Uetze
962	Burgdorf - Steinwedel - Lehrte - Ilten - Bilm
963	Taught New Center - Aligse - Klein Kolshorn
964	Lehrte Neues Zentrum - industrial area Everner Str. - Südstadt - industrial area Everner Str. - new center	City traffic Lehrte, only low-floor buses with ramps
965	Taught New Center - Hospital - Herzogweg - New Center	City traffic Lehrte, only low-floor buses, minibuses and taxis with ramps
966	Lehrte Bahnhofstr. - Südring - Bahnhofstr.	City traffic Lehrte, only low-floor buses with ramps
967	Lehrte Bahnhofstr. - Ahlten

Transfer options: Regional trains from Deutsche Bahn, erixx, Metronom and Westfalenbahn, S-Bahn / Stadtbahn

(As of December 2019)

NightLiner

There are 10 NachtLiner lines, all of which are operated by RegioBus. Most of them run from the end of the tram into the Hanover region. The former üstra NachtLiner was integrated into the normal bus routes and has been operating under the normal route number ever since.

line	Line course	Remarks
N31	Wallensteinstrasse - Hemmingen - Arnum - Pattensen - Schulenburg
N41	Marienwerder - Garbsen - Garbsen-Center - Berenbostel - Ricklingen Castle
N43	Stöcken - Berenbostel - Stelingen - Osterwald - Bordenau
N56	Mühlenberger Markt - Benthe - Gehrden - Degersen - Wennigsen - Bredenbeck - Sorsum
N57	Ahlem - Lenthe - Northen - Kirchwehren - Groß Munzel - Landringhausen - Göxe
N62	Fasanenkrug - Isernhagen - Großburgwedel - Kleinburgwedel - Isernhagen
N63	Altwarmbüchen - Kirchhorst - Neuwarmbüchen - Wettmar - Schillerslage
N70	Ahlem - Letter - Seelze - Lohnde - Dedensen
N94	Lehrte - Immensen - Dollbergen - Hämelerwald

(As of December 2019)

history

In addition to the horse trams, various horse bus routes have also established themselves. During the First World War, the lines were closed due to a lack of horses. The inner-city bus network of Üstra was created from 1925 to supplement the tram lines . Bus routes were marked with letters. Bus lines that replaced former tram or trolleybus lines had the number of the replaced line with an O (O 15) in front . From 1937 Üstra operated the O 19 trolleybus line from Langenhagen, Berliner Platz to Langenhagen Reuterdamm. In 1949 it was extended to Lister Platz and renamed O 29. In 1958 the trolleybus traffic was converted to diesel buses.

In 1959 the following bus routes were operated:

line	Line course	Remarks
B.	Central station - Lavesallee - Braunschweiger Platz - Robert-Koch-Platz
C.	Niedersachsenring - Central Station - Aegidientorplatz - Waldheim
D.	Stock - Continental - Heidehaus
E.	Kantplatz - Heidesiedlung - Misburg
F.	Limmer - Davenstedt - Bauweg
G	Goetheplatz - Limmer - Groß Munzel - Landringhausen
H	Mecklenheide - Godshorn - Engelbostel - Berenbostel - Stöcken
K	Schaumburgstrasse / Herrenhäuser Strasse - Ledeburg - Mecklenheide
L.	Langenhagen Autobahn - Langenhagen Reuterdamm - Airport Hannover-Langenhagen or Langenhagen Im Gehäge
M.	Four borders - wood meadows - bullet trap - Langenforther Straße
R.	Jahnplatz - Vahrenwalder Platz - Lister Platz - Aegidientorplatz - Schwarzer Bär - Deisterplatz - Town Hall Linden - Königsworther Platz - Jahnplatz	Ring line, on Sundays only Jahnplatz - Vahrenwalder Platz - Lister Platz - Aegidientorplatz - Maschsee
T	Kirchrode depot - Bemerode - Döhren - Deisterplatz
U	Mecklenheide - Friedenau - Hackethal - Lister Platz
V	Maschsee - main station
W.	Wallensteinstrasse - Ricklingen Cemetery
O 10	Gehrden - Egestorf - Barsinghausen
O 13	Buchholz - Misburg - Anderten lock
O 15	Sehnde - Haimar - Mehrum
O 17	Central station Raschplatz - Buchholz - Isernhagen - Burgwedel
S 11	Main station Ernst-August-Platz - Clausewitzstraße - Hildesheim main station	Express transport, together with DB

Since the letters were no longer sufficient for the growing network of routes, a system with two-digit numbers was changed in the 1960s, with numbers from 20 to 69 being used (1-19: tram).

Bus traffic in the region was mainly operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn , the Deutsche Bundespost , the Steinhuder Meer-Bahn (Wunstorf area) and the Bachstein transport company (Burgdorf area). These lines were not permitted to operate city traffic in Hanover.

The new Verkehrsverbund Großraum-Verkehr Hannover introduced a standardized numbering system for all modes of transport in 1970 : the first digit indicated the area in which the line operated, the second digit the line in this area and the third digit the mode of transport: Deutsche Bundesbahn 2 and 3, Deutsche Bundespost 4 and 5, Steinhuder Meer-Bahn and Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein 6 and 7. At Üstra, the third digit (actually 0 and 1) was omitted, the line numbers remained two-digit.

MAN articulated bus SG 192 from 1980

In the course of the light rail construction, a central bus station (ZOB) was built northeast of the main train station in 1976 , where all regional bus routes now ended. Until then, train buses, post buses, overland lines from Üstra and private operators had different end points in the city center (train buses: Ernst-August-Platz, post buses: Raschplatz, at the location of the later central bus station). When new tram lines were opened, the parallel overland lines were shortened to the tram terminus, so that the ZOB lost its importance with every tram extension.

In September 1996, Üstra introduced a new bus network. According to studies by an economic consultancy, the number of lines was reduced, line routes were adapted to user requirements (more direct connections) and the distances between stops were reduced through additional stops. Overland lines were also given to Regiobus. The line numbers were consistently three-digit. The inner-city lines were given a 1 as the first position, supplementary lines a 2 . The other figures for the regional area were largely retained. In the following years there were also adjustments to the regional lines of the Regiobus. Here, too, the numbering system was revised: the first digit of the line number still indicated the area, main lines were given a 0 in the third digit , and newly established and accelerated regional sprinters to the city of Hanover were given hundreds of numbers: 300, 500, 700.

Tariff

In the area of the Hanover region , the tariff of the Greater Hanover Transport (GVH) applies. The area is divided into three ring-shaped tariff zones: A (Hanover city area), B (ring directly adjoining zone A) and C (outer ring). The single, daily, monthly and annual tickets are provided with the addition A, B, C, AB, BC or ABC depending on the zone usage. Short-haul tickets can also be used across zones. Tickets can be bought via an app , from machines and in some shops; Tickets for single journeys in shops, however, only as "collective tickets" (sets of 6 tickets).

There are also tariff regulations for some connections beyond the borders of the Hanover region. This affects the surrounding districts: Schaumburg district (RE60, RE70, S1), Nienburg district (RE1, RE8, S2), Heidekreis district (RB38), Celle district (RE2, S6, S7), Gifhorn district (RE30), Peine district (RE60, RE70), district of Hildesheim (RE2, RE10, RE50, RB77, RB79, S3, S4) and district of Hameln-Pyrmont (RB77, S5, S51). There it is possible to use the S and regional trains with certain GVH season tickets , for which the zone designations D, E and F are used. GVH tickets are not valid for single trips to, from and within these districts.

Before the tariff reform on January 1, 2020, the area of the Hanover region for season tickets "Cards" (monthly and weekly tickets) was divided into four tariff zones: Hanover 1, Hanover 2, surrounding area, region. In the case of tickets with a validity period of no more than one day "tickets" (single tickets, group tickets, day single tickets, day group tickets), zones Hanover 1 and 2 (together the city of Hanover) already formed a common zone at that time, so that "tickets" also there were only three tariff zones in the Hanover region before the reform.

"Free driving day": On November 30, 2019, public transport was offered free of charge in the entire tariff area on a trial basis.

Services

A total of 195 million people were carried in the Hanover metropolitan area in 2012, compared with 160 million in 2006. There are 1900 stops on seven S-Bahn lines, eight regional train lines, twelve light rail lines and 170 bus routes.

More local transport options

Public transport in Hanover with buses and trains complement taxis , the taxi OPERATION MOIA and the ships of Üstra- Maschsee waterways for which the GVH rates do not apply.

Limitations in connection with the corona epidemic since March 2020

Since March 16, 2020, some of the buses and trains in the GVH have not been running as specified in the annual timetable. The trams run according to a special schedule, the RegioBus according to the holiday schedule and the S-Bahn sometimes run less often and / or on a shorter route. The reduced capacity due to the thinner trains and sometimes shorter trains was criticized by the passengers. Since March 18, 2020, Üstra has been using longer trains again on some lines, including Line 5, which had never been fully operated with long trains before. Line 1 was broken, Y-traffic on lines 2 and 8 was canceled, with line 8 only running from Bothmerstraße to Messe / Nord at times. The buses ran according to the Saturday schedule.

After the first school opening at the beginning of May, Üstra further reduced the offer for a few days. The closing time was brought forward by about an hour and a half and the Sunday offer was significantly reduced.

Since May 11, 2020, the regular timetable has largely been used again. Scheduled school amplifiers and the night offer have not yet been run again, this will only be offered again from June 3rd and 5th.

The demand for public transport has decreased significantly.

Web links

Commons : Local traffic in Hanover - collection of images

Wikivoyage: Railway lines and local transport Hanover - travel guide

GVH
GVH balance sheet 2013 PDF
Network plan regional and S-Bahn 2014 PDF; 158 kB
Network map of Hanover tram 2014 PDF; 189 kB
Hanover bus network map 2014 PDF; 183 kB
Overall network plan rail and bus city of Hanover 2014 PDF; 3.4 MB
Overall network plan rail and bus region Hannover 2014 PDF; 5.1 MB
The city bus , Üstra brochure PDF; 1.0 MB

Individual evidence

↑ The GVH introduces itself. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .

↑ hannover.de: The local transport plan

↑ ^a ^b Regional and S-Bahn network map 2015

↑ Feel good in the metronom. Retrieved November 4, 2009.

↑ Low-floor railway? In Hanover, line 10 remains above ground . In: Hannoversche Allgemeine . August 13, 2010

↑ Modern identification: the city bus for Hanover . ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 8, 2012 @1@ 2