Westphalian tariff

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Logo of the WestfalenTarif

The Westfalentarif (WT) is a tariff association for public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia . It covers the area of ​​the Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) and borders on the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR), the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS), the states of Lower Saxony , Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the Netherlands and the local transport associations. After the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association , it is the second largest tariff area in Germany in terms of area.

The association forms one of the four tariff areas in North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to the tariff associations, there is a state tariff ( NRW tariff ) that is only used for trips between these tariff zones.

history

The association meeting of the NWL created the first requirements for a Westphalian tariff in October 2011. A project office was then set up at OWL Verkehr GmbH in Bielefeld. In August 2013, some tariff harmonization was already carried out and a student leisure card (“FunTicket”) and a job ticket for the whole of Westphalia-Lippe were introduced. The first mentioned starting times 2015 and 2016 could not be kept. In 2017 a group company (Westfalentarif GmbH) was founded with headquarters in Bielefeld. The network started after around five years of planning on August 1, 2017.

The Westfalentarif replaced the tariffs of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe (Ruhr-Lippe-Tarif) , the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Münsterland (Münsterland-Tarif) , the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen-Süd , the local transport association Paderborn-Höxter (Hochstift-Tarif) and the OWL Verkehr GmbH (the Six) . It also replaced the NRW tariff between these areas.

Tariff model

A ticket machine in the design of the Westphalian tariff at Bocholt train station

The Westfalentarif (WT) with approx. 300 tariff areas (corresponding to municipal boundaries ) is structured regionally and comprises the regions of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (divided into the previous “ Der Sechser ” with the new name “TeutoOWL” T and Paderborn / Höxter H), Münsterland (M ), Ruhr / Lippe (identification also M) and Südwestfalen (S). General price levels are 1 to 11, with 11 having a network effect for Westphalia. In the five still existing network regions there are partly different tariff offers for the price levels up to a maximum of 10. Each of these has the additional designation T, H, M or S (example: 6T). There are also city price levels (0) and short-haul tickets (K).

The price levels 7T, 6H, 5S and 9M (Münsterland) or 10M (Ruhr / Lippe) have network effects for day / timed tickets in the respective tariff regions. Season tickets can be expanded up to network price level 11 with greatly reduced connection tickets, with the exception of day tickets. The 9 o'clock day ticket, with the maximum price level 11, is based on the “SchönerTagTicket” of the NRW tariff (approx. € 30 in the single version). All-day tickets are more expensive than two single tickets. As in all NRW associations, dogs can be taken along free of charge; a “FahrradTagesTicket” is required for bicycles (exception: a bicycle is included with day tickets).

The Westphalian tariff applies to all buses, light rail vehicles and local trains in the transport sector , although surcharges or separate tickets are required for night buses in some cities. In addition, HandyTickets sold by moBiel are only valid for the city area on city buses and trams, not on regional trains. The Bahncard  of Deutsche Bahn  is not recognized, but travelers with a valid BahnCard 100 can also use local and long-distance trains free of charge in the Westphalian tariff area. The cross-through-country ticket, which is valid throughout Germany in local transport, is valid on all local trains.

Traffic area of ​​the Westphalian tariff

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Map of the Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (reddish), whose area represents the core area of ​​the Westphalian tariff .

The traffic area includes the regions of Westphalia and Lippe excluding the cities of Bochum , Castrop-Rauxel , Gelsenkirchen , Hattingen , Herne , Herten , Marl , Recklinghausen and Sprockhövel, which are exclusively part of the Rhine-Ruhr tariff association (VRR) .

Network Münsterland / Ruhr-Lippe (M)

(Network tickets "Münsterland", "Ruhr-Lippe" and "Network transition" are offered)

Network TeutoOWL (T)

Network Paderborn / Höxter (Hochstift, H)

Network South Westphalia (S)

Transition areas

Rhine-Ruhr

1. Use on all lines in transition. Inland traffic VRR

2. Use on incoming and outgoing bus routes in transition, inland traffic VRR

Oberbergischer Kreis

Use on incoming and outgoing bus routes in transition, inland traffic VRS

Lower Saxony

District-free city of Osnabrück

Use on train and bus routes in the Osnabrück / Belm tariff area. In domestic traffic tariff of the VOS .

District of Osnabrück

1. Use on the Bünde – Osnabrück– Ibbenbüren (RE 60, RB 61) and Osnabrück– Lengerich railway lines in transition.

Bissendorf (Wissingen stop) and Melle (Westerhausen, Melle and Bruchmühlen stop) are not included in the Westphalian tariff . Trips from Hasbergen and Hagen am Teutoburg Forest (stop Natrup-Hagen) in the direction of Lower Saxony or Osnabrück are also not included. Not valid in VOS vehicles. A later integration is planned.

2. Use on incoming / outgoing bus routes, not valid in VOS means of transport

3. Valid on the “ Haller Willem ” (RB 75) train from Osnabrück or the Dissen - Bad Rothenfelde stop .

Special transitional tariff for VOS trains and buses in the “TeutoOWL” network for Georgsmarienhütte ( Oesede stops, Oesede monastery) and Hilter (Wellendorf, Hilter stops). Tickets from the other WT networks (code letters M, H, S, W) including "Netz Westfalen" are not valid in Georgsmarienhütte and Hilter or on VOS buses in Dissen and Bad Rothenfelde. Inclusion in the Westphalian tariff is planned.


4. Integration planned, Westphalian tariff not valid

District of Diepholz

Recognition on incoming / outgoing bus routes, not in domestic traffic

District of Nienburg / Weser

Recognition on incoming / outgoing bus routes, not in domestic traffic

Schaumburg district

  • Rinteln recognition on incoming and outgoing train and bus routes, not in domestic traffic
  • Cammer district of the city of Bückeburg Recognition on bus routes breaking in and out

Hameln-Pyrmont district

  • Bad Pyrmont recognition on incoming / outgoing bus routes, not in domestic traffic

Holzminden district

  • Holzminden recognition on incoming and outgoing train and bus lines, not in domestic traffic

Hesse

District of Kassel

  • Bad Karlshafen recognition for incoming and outgoing rail and bus traffic, not in domestic traffic
  • Trendelburg recognition in incoming and outgoing bus traffic, not in domestic traffic

Waldeck-Frankenberg district

Marburg-Biedenkopf district

Lahn-Dill district

  • Dietzhölztal individual bus routes
  • Haiger rail and bus lines breaking in and out, not in domestic traffic
  • Railway and bus lines breaking in and out of Dillenburg , not in domestic traffic

Rhineland-Palatinate

Westerwaldkreis

Altenkirchen district (Westerwald)

Recognition in incoming and outgoing rail and bus traffic, not in domestic traffic

Netherlands

Overijssel Province

  • Enschede , not valid on Dutch means of transport (only RB 51 , RB 64 , Taxibus T 88 and only in the transition)
  • Overdinkel , not valid on Dutch transport (only Taxibus T 5)

Gelderland Province

  • Winterswijk , not valid on Dutch transport (only bus R 71 and Taxibus T 10 and only in the transition)
  • Dinxperlo , not valid on Dutch transport (only bus C 7 of the Bocholt city bus)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Numbers, data, facts. Retrieved January 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 10 arguments for the WestfalenTarif. (PDF 137 kB) WestfalenTarif GmbH, October 16, 2015, p. 3 , accessed on December 21, 2017 .
  3. ↑ WestfalenTarif tariff provisions. (PDF; 5.91 MB) WestfalenTarif, January 1, 2020, p. 52 , accessed on May 19, 2020 .

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