St. Gallen public transport company

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St. Gallen public transport company
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Basic information
Company headquarters St. Gallen
Web presence www.vbsg.ch
Operations management Ralf Eigenmann
Transport network Ostwind tariff association
Employee 285 (2018)
Lines
Trolleybus 3 (6 from December 2020)
bus 12
Other lines Mühleggbahn
(funicular)
number of vehicles
Trolleybuses 17 articulated trolleys
7 double articulated trolleys
Omnibuses 8 midibuses
10 solo cars
26 articulated cars
other vehicles 1 funicular car
statistics
Passengers 69,300 daily (2018)
Stops approx. 200
Residents in the
catchment area 		0.07 million
Network plan
St. Gallen route network from December 15, 2019

The transport of St. Gallen ( VBSG ), formerly transport authority of the city of St. Gallen , are responsible for the regional passenger transport in the Swiss city of St. Gallen . The transport company was founded in 1897 as a tram for the city of St. Gallen (TStG) , and it has had its current name since May 1, 1950.

The company operated originally opened on May 20, 1897 Tram St. Gallen , successively from 1950 to 1957 by the four-day lines existing trolleybus St. Gallen was replaced. The electric transport is supplemented by various bus lines, some of which also serve neighboring communities, nine in number today. In addition, the VBSG also operate the Mühleggbahn , a funicular railway that runs from the monastery to St. Georgen .

The VBSG are an office of the technical operations of the city of St. Gallen, so they do not have an independent legal status. 2008 began the vehicles no longer with St. Gallen transport companies , but with st.gallerbus to write.

The St. Gallen public transport company has been a member of the Ostwind tariff association since the association was founded . The VBSG network is located in tariff zones 210 and 211. On December 1, 2006, Ralf Eigenmann took over the management of VBSG from Thomas Romer.

On December 9, 2018, the VBSG carried out an extensive reform of the route network, with both the route and the numbering being renewed.

By the end of 2020, three quarters of passengers are to be transported electrically. For this purpose, new overhead lines are being built and Hess battery trolleybuses are being purchased.

Lines

Lines until December 2018

Trolleybus

Bus

  • 2 St. Georgen - train station - Ahorn - Haggen train station - Hinterberg
  • 6 Train station - Schoren
  • 7 St. Josefen - Abtwil - train station - Neudorf via Wilen Achslen
  • 8 St. Georgen - Bahnhof - Ahorn - Rosenbüchel - Stocken turnaround
  • 9 Nord Bahnhof - Rotmonten - Heiligkreuzstrasse - Neudorf - Gallusmarkt - Schuppis Nord
  • 10 Oberhofstetten - Bahnhof - St. Fiden - Heiligkreuzstrasse - Abacus-Platz (integration of line 12 as of December 15, 2013)
  • 11 Train station - Mörschwil church
  • 151 Bahnhof - Erlachstrasse - Arena - Mettendorf - Gossau Bhf (together with Regiobus AG )
  • Bäderbus Bahnhof - Marktplatz - Dreilinden (only runs in summer and when the weather is nice).

Lines from December 2018

With the timetable change on December 9, 2018, the route plan was radically changed, with the exception of lines 1 and 5, both the numbers and the routes have changed. On 3 lines that are currently operated with diesel buses, new battery buses are to be used by December 2020, and additional sections of the route will be electrified.

  • 1 Winkeln - St.Gallen train station - Stephanshorn (trolleybus line)
  • 2 Wolfganghof - St.Gallen train station - Guggeien (trolleybus line)
  • 3 Abtwil St. Josefen - St.Gallen Bahnhof - Heiligkreuz (diesel buses, planned to be expanded to include battery trolley buses)
  • 4 Säntispark - St.Gallen train station - Wittenbach train station (diesel buses, planned to be expanded to include battery trolley buses)
  • 5 Riethüsli - St.Gallen train station - Rotmonten (trolleybus line)
  • 6 Bach St. Georgen - St.Gallen Bahnhof - Heiligkreuz (diesel buses, planned to be expanded to include battery trolley buses)
  • 7 Hinterberg - St.Gallen train station - Neudorf (diesel buses)
  • 8 Stocken turnaround - St.Gallen train station - Neudorf (diesel buses)
  • 9 Hölzli - St.Gallen train station - Schuppis Nord (short diesel buses)
  • 10 Oberhofstetten - St.Gallen train station - Oberhofstetten (short diesel buses)
  • 11 Abacus-Platz - St.Gallen Bahnhof - Abacus-Platz (short diesel buses)
  • 12 Abtwil Zentrumpark - St.Gallen train station - Abtwil Zentrumpark (short diesel buses)

Sea bus

In addition, the VBSG operate the Seebus in Rorschach :

vehicles

Two-axle MAN solo bus with trailer, in use since December 2018

The trolleybuses and buses of the VBSG wear the city colors white-red-black and have been with the lettering st. gallerbus provided. On festive days and during city festivals (for example the OLMA ), the vehicles are each decorated with two flags. One is usually that of the federal government, canton or city, the other corresponds to the occasion.

The buses of the Seebus (Rorschach region) are painted blue and white.

Trolleybus

Four lines are electrified in St. Gallen. Three courses (1, 2 and 5) follow these routes, while the section from the main train station to Heiligkreuz has been served by diesel buses since winter 2018 to enable the new diameter routes 3 and 4. The procurement of new battery trolleybuses is planned by 2020, which should be able to do parts of their round trip without overhead lines. They are intended to replace a large part of the existing diesel bus fleet and at the same time reduce noise and air pollution. The loan for this was approved in autumn 2018. The trolleybus fleet currently comprises 17 articulated buses and 7 double articulated buses.

Battery bus

In April 2019, the first battery-powered VBSG bus was put into service on line 11, which runs through the abbey district . It is a Solaris Urbino 8.9LE electric from the Polish manufacturer Solaris Bus and Coach. The bus has space for 50 passengers and is used exclusively for use on district routes. The battery capacity is 160 kWh and is sufficient for 100 km or 5 - 6 hours of regular operation. The bus is then replaced by a solo diesel bus, while the battery bus is brought to the bus depot to recharge the batteries for 4 hours. In this case, any passengers must change trains at the Athletik Zentrum stop. The aim is to gain experience with the vehicle for the upcoming electrification of bus routes.

Bus

Development of the vehicle population

On September 25, 2005, the St. Gallen electorate passed a referendum with a clear yes to procure replacements for the company's then 32 high-floor buses. The vehicles that were then procured were the first low-floor buses operated by the St. Gallen public transport company. They had previously owned three partially low-floor buses from the manufacturer Daimler-Benz , but these were sold. Car 209 went to the Appenzeller Bahnen , the two newer cars 221 and 222 went to RTB Rheintal Bus .

Three-axle MAN solo bus in use on Line 8

In 2007 the VBSG ordered two, three and four-axle MAN diesel buses. The first of them went into operation on January 9, 2008 on line 9. It was the first VBSG vehicle to bear the marketing name st instead of the company's initials . gallerbus . Subsequently, further two-, three- and four-axle diesel buses were delivered. VBSG is the only company in the world to use a four-axle articulated bus of the MAN Lion's City GXL type . (Line 7 and extra trips). Originally three copies were ordered, but since the model did not go into series production, only the former demonstration car was delivered to the VBSG.

Current inventory

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  • 10 two-axle midibuses (MAN Lion's City A35)
  • 20 two-axle solo buses (MAN Lion's City A37, A21, etc.)
  • 5 two-axle passenger trailers (Hess) for 9 solo buses (MAN Lion's City A21)
  • 5 three-axle solo buses (MAN Lion's City A36, 2013)
  • 26 three-axle articulated buses (MAN Lion's City A23, 2007/09)
  • 1 four-axle articulated bus (MAN Lion's City A43, 2007)

Former holdings (selection)

  • 10 solo buses (Saurer, 1983)
  • 1 articulated bus (NAW / Hess, 1987)
  • 21 articulated buses (NAW / Hess, 1988/89)

Some retired vehicles, including those from older renewals, are in use abroad - some with their original paintwork. For example in Poland , Bulgaria and Romania .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ VBSG Verkehrsbetriebe St.Gallen (PDF) at www.vbsg.ch, accessed on January 3, 2020
  2. ↑ Die Verkehrsbetriebe St.Gallen (VBSG): History of the Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen (PDF; 16 pages; 0.86 MB), accessed on October 5, 2010
  3. ↑ Technical operations of the city of St. Gallen ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadt.sg.ch
  4. ↑ a b Hess AG is awarded the contract for 17 battery trolleybuses. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Results of the vote on November 25, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Bus fleet . VBSG. January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen: Fact sheet Solaris Urbino 8.9 battery bus. (PDF) In: www.stadt.sg.ch. Retrieved on May 17, 2019 ( https://www.stadt.sg.ch/news/14/2019/03/mit-dem-e-bus-durch-das-klosterviertel/_jcr_content/Par/downloadlist/DownloadListPar/download_1115743069 .ocFile / 20190329% 20VBSG% 20MM% 20Factenblatt% 20E-Bus.pdf ).
  8. ↑ With the e-bus through the monastery district. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: First Lion's City GXL are going to Switzerland@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.man-mn.com
  10. ↑ Bus fleet . VBSG. January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.