Q-Bus local transport company
| Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Ballenstedt | |
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| Basic information | |
| Company headquarters | Ballenstedt |
| Supervisory board | Chairman Martin Skiebe |
| Managing directors | Eckhardt Nitschke |
| Transport network | VTO |
| Employee | 80 |
| Lines | |
| bus | 20th |
| number of vehicles | |
| Omnibuses | 43 |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 1.88 million per year |
| Mileage | 2.11 million km per year |
| Catchment area | 643.36 km² |
| Operating facilities | |
| Depots | 3 |
| Other operating facilities | 1 |
The Q-bus transport mbH Ballenstedt was a regional transport company for public transport in East resin Saxony-Anhalt , located in Ballenstedt .
history
The Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Ballenstedt emerged from the VEB Kraftverkehr Ballenstedt , was founded on October 22, 1991 and started operating Ikarus buses on July 1, 1992. From January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2012 it was an independent subsidiary of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe .
The area of responsibility referred to the area of the old district of Quedlinburg as well as to connecting trips beyond. On August 1, 2012, the Q-Bus local transport company took over the regular services in the area of the city of Falkenstein / Harz from the Salzland roundabout company .
On December 3, 2012, the administrative headquarters were moved from Ballenstedt to Quedlinburg, but the company headquarters remained in Ballenstedt.
The Q-Bus local transport company merged with the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe in July 2013 .
vehicles
Most recently, 22 vehicles from Setra , 8 from Mercedes-Benz and 13 buses from MAN were used .
- Setra S 215 UL
- Setra S 315 UL
- Setra S 315 NF
- Setra S 415 UL
- Mercedes-Benz O 408
- Mercedes-Benz Integro (O 550)
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro (O 530)
- MAN A 20 NF natural gas vehicle
- MAN A 20
The last Ikarus buses officially ran for the company until 2004. Since December 2003, buses powered by natural gas from MAN have also been in use. In order to make refueling possible, the first natural gas filling station in the then Quedlinburg district was put into operation at the same time.
In December 2011, three new MAN buses manufactured in Poznan (Poland) in a green Q-Bus look were handed over to the company, at the same time as five other buses that went to HVB. The unit price was 220,000 euros each.
Line overview
Regional lines
| line | Endpoints | course |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Quedlinburg ↔ Nachterstedt | Ditfurt - Wedderstedt - Hedersleben - Gatersleben |
| 3 | Quedlinburg ↔ Heteborn | Ditfurt - Wedderstedt - Hedersleben |
| 6th |
RegioBus Quedlinburg ↔ Opperode |
Morgenrot - Badeborn - Asmusstedt - Ballenstedt |
| 8th | Ballenstedt ↔ Harzgerode | Mägdesprung - Alexisbad |
| 9 | Quedlinburg ↔ Thale | Warnstedt - Weddersleben - Neinstedt |
| 10 | Quedlinburg ↔ Thale | Gernrode - Bad Suderode - Stecklenberg - Neinstedt |
| 11 | Quedlinburg ↔ Thale | Westerhausen - Warnstedt |
| 17th | Ballenstedt ↔ Thale | Rieder - Gernrode - Bad Suderode - Stecklenberg - Neinstedt |
| 18th | Thale ↔ Treseburg / Hasselfelde | Hexentanzplatz - Friedrichsbrunn - Allrode - stairs |
| 21st |
RegioBus Quedlinburg ↔ Wernigerode |
Westerhausen - Blankenburg - Heimburg - Benzingerode |
| 31 | Quedlinburg ↔ Stolberg | Gernrode - Bad Suderode - Friedrichsbrunn - Allrode - Güntersberge |
| 32 | Quedlinburg ↔ Wippra | Bad Suderode - Gernrode - Alexisbad - Harzgerode - Königerode |
| 33 | Harzgerode ↔ Güntersberge | Alexisbad - Silberhütte - Neudorf - Straßberg - Siptenfelde |
| 34 | Harzgerode ↔ Harzgerode | Schielo - Königerode - Dankerode - Neudorf |
| 35 | Harzgerode ↔ Reinstedt | Königerode - Schielo - Pansfelde - Endorf - Ermsleben |
| 38 | Harzgerode ↔ Stolberg | Alexisbad - Silberhütte - Straßberg - Auerberg |
| 318 |
Bicycle bus Quedlinburg ↔ Aschersleben |
Bad Suderode - Rieder - Ballenstedt - Meisdorf - Ermsleben |
| 322 | Harzgerode ↔ Hettstedt | Koenigerode - Braunschwende - Leimbach |
The RegioBus commuted daily on lines 6 (Quedlinburg – Ballenstedt) and 21 (Quedlinburg – Wernigerode), with the following features guaranteed:
- Hourly (Mon-Fri) trips in easily noticeable intervals
- Low-floor technology with barrier-free entry and exit or a lift
- Umbrella service on payment of a deposit
The FahrradBus was offered on the 318 line on weekends and public holidays from May to October. Eight more bikes could be transported by using a special rear luggage rack.
City lines
City traffic drove in Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg and Thale .
Ballenstedt
With the timetable change on August 17, 2003, the urban area of Ballenstedt was connected to the district of Opperode by a city bus. It ran every two hours on weekdays, and lasted a total of five journeys on weekends and public holidays. A total of 17 stops were approached. For this purpose, the journeys of bus line 6 coming from Quedlinburg have been extended.
| line | course |
|---|---|
| 6th | Opperode - Pestalozziring - Breitscheidplatz - Lung Clinic - Castle - Medical Center - Westbahnhof - Steinberg (continue as line 6 to Badeborn - Quedlinburg) |
From August 26, 2007 to August 1, 2009, a second line operated as a reinforcement on the main line. As a result, both lines ran together at hourly intervals during rush hour (HVZ) on working days.
| line | course |
|---|---|
| 16 | Westbahnhof - Medical Center - Castle - Lung Clinic - Breitscheidplatz (continue as line 16 to Meisdorf - Ermsleben) |
Quedlinburg
Line A and B ran Monday to Friday in the Quedlinburg area. Line A was served with three journeys and line B with two journeys, with 23 stops being served.
| line | course |
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| A. | Bus station - central cemetery - bus station - Bildungshaus - Kleers - Weststraße - Bildungshaus - bus station |
| B. | Bus station - education center - clinic - central cemetery - bus station - Weststrasse - Steinweg - clinic - bus station |
Thale
In Thale, line 10 from the direction of Quedlinburg was continued in the city center as a ring line. It ran every two hours on weekdays, three journeys on weekends and public holidays, serving 19 stops.
| line | course |
|---|---|
| 10 | Bus station - Neues Rathaus - Willi-Bredel-Ring - Klubhaus - Bahnhof - Passagenmarkt (continue as line 10 to Gernrode - Quedlinburg) |
Night lines
From 1993 to February 2, 2008, a special public transport service was available in the old district of Quedlinburg. 4 night bus routes started together at the Quedlinburg train station at around 10:30 p.m. to finally travel to major parts of the old district. Minibuses with 8 passenger seats were used. Due to high cost pressure and low passenger numbers, traffic was suspended for the year in question.
| line | course |
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| Night 1 |
Hederslebener Quedlinburg - Ditfurt - Wedderstedt - Hedersleben - Gatersleben - Quedlinburg |
| Night 2 |
Harzgeröder Quedlinburg - Badeborn - Ballenstedt - Gernrode - Alexisbad - Harzgerode - Schielo - Dankerode - Straßberg - Güntersberge - Allrode - Friedrichsbrunn |
| Night 3 |
Güntersberger Quedlinburg - Gernrode - Bad Suderode - Stecklenberg - Neinstedt - Thale - Friedrichsbrunn - Allrode - Güntersberge - Siptenfelde - Alexisbad - Harzgerode |
| Night 4 |
Thalenser Quedlinburg - Westerhausen - Warnstedt - Weddersleben - Neinstedt - Thale - Stecklenberg - Bad Suderode - Gernrode - Quedlinburg |
Set lines
As a result of restructuring in the line network, some lines or even only sections were integrated into other lines or discontinued due to low passenger numbers.
| line | course | |
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| 1 | Quedlinburg - Westerhausen - Blankenburg was integrated into line 21 on January 4, 2010 |
January 3, 2010 |
| 8th | Ballenstedt - Gernrode - Quedlinburg partial replacement by line 318 |
July 31, 2010 |
| 15th |
Selkemühle - Mägdesprung - Harzgerode / Alexisbad Partial replacement by lines 8 and 32 |
July 31, 2010 |
| 16 | Meisdorf - No replacement for the falcon |
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| 16 | Ballenstedt - Radisleben - Meisdorf - Ermsleben was integrated into line 318 on August 2, 2009 |
August 1, 2009 |
Depots
Q-Bus operated a depot in the following cities :
With the timetable change in August 2011, the Friedrichsbrunn location was given up and distributed to the Ballenstedt and Harzgerode locations. Only the Q-Bus central workshop remained in Friedrichsbrunn. The depot-related operations management was brought together in Quedlinburg in December 2012.
Transport and tariff community Ostharz
Since 1995, the transport companies of the Harz district have formed the East Harz Transport and Tariff Association (VTO). Currently, in addition to the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (HVB), the Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH (HVG) also belong to it.
deals
On April 4, 2009, the Wiselcard was introduced together with the transport companies Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz mbH , Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH and Kreisbahn Mansfelder Land GmbH . The offer was expanded in the Selke and Wippertal on weekends and public holidays.
Other regional offers that already exist in cooperation with other companies are the HarzTourCard, the HarzMobilCard, the Selkebahnticket and the Harzer Urlaub-Ticket (HATIX).
Others
In the 2009 ADAC school bus test, line 11 (Quedlinburg – Thale) was rated as good.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Q-Bus takes over lines in the Falkenstein / Harz area
- ↑ Website of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe , news release from November 30, 2012, accessed on January 20, 2013, quote: "Relocation of the Q-Bus administration"
- ↑ Website of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe , company portrait, accessed on May 23, 2014, quote: "The transport company of the former Quedlinburg district, the Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Ballenstedt (Q-Bus) merged with HVB GmbH in July 2013."
- ↑ Eight new ones - more than mere symbols on the way to the joint transport company
- ↑ Q-Bus streamlines its schedule in the morning and evening
- ↑ New line 21 started successfully
- ↑ By bus to school 2009 Quedlinburg - Thale line 11