Transport Association Region Kiel
The Verkehrsverbund Region Kiel (VRK) is a transport association in the east of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein . It was founded in May 1998 and comprises the city of Kiel , the south-eastern part of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district and the Plön district . The VRK is a so-called mixed network of public authorities and transport companies .
Data on the VRK (as of 2004)
- 1,870 km² traffic area
- 111 transport lines, of which
- 70 regional bus routes
- 17 city bus routes
- 11 city regional bus routes
- 6 local bus routes
- 4 railway lines
- 3 shipping lines
- 2,725 km long route network
- around 54 million people transported each year
- around 68 euros turnover per inhabitant
- around 2,015 stops , 10 train stations and 13 jetties
Association of transport companies in the Kiel region
The VRK was set up as an association of transport companies in the Kiel region. As a result, the number of different tickets in the Kiel region decreased from 227 to 66 today. For example, the Plön District Transport Authority (VKP) used a strip for the strip tickets , for which the section with the price was always to be carried. At KVAG (now KVG ) there were six strips on which the zones were printed. In addition to the tariff harmonization with a uniform ticket offer, the operational cooperation was also expanded. For example, some lines were operated jointly, operating bans for bus stops were lifted, the line network within Kiel was partially completely over-planned and so-called "cross-connections" of lines were made. Many regional bus routes , which previously only ran to Kiel Central Station , were connected beyond this destination. Bus lines from different companies that ran in parallel could also be combined. Overall, this resulted in savings, which in turn could be converted into additional services for the passengers.
Transport companies in the VRK
- Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH
- Autokraft GmbH
- Regional Railway Schleswig-Holstein GmbH
- Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel mbH
- Nord-Ostsee-Bahn GmbH