Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe
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| Parent | 100 % Local authority (Stadt Leipzig, "City of Leipzig"), through the municipal undertaking Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (LVV, "Leipzig Supply and Public Transport Company") |
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| Headquarters |
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH, |
| Stops | ca. 606 Motorbus stops ca. 515 Tramcar stops |
| Website | www |
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH,
Georgiring 3 • 04103 Leipzig
The Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe or LVB, literally translated into English as the Leipzig Transport Company, operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig, Germany. The LVB route network is a part of the regional public transport association . LVB was formed by the merger, from 1 January 1917, of two predecessor undertakings, the Großen Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") and the Leipziger Elektrischen Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company"). The merged undertaking was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB, from 29 July 1938.
The company is organized as a holding company. LVB owns infrastructure such as track, depots and land, and all vehicles. It holds the concession ("license") for public transport in Leipzig, and is responsible for organization, planning and management of public transport. It provides these services through its various subsidiary undertakings. The LVB Group [1] consists of the following undertakings:
These subsidiaries were organized to facilitate tendering of public transport and reduction of public subsidies. They serve outside clients in addition to LVB.
Bus route letters were replaced by route numbers with the timetable change effective 5 October 1997. In addition, the tramway service network was again revised from 2001 and a marketing campaign began under the name Das Neue Netz ("The New Network"). Thus the following numbering scheme applies currently in Leipzig:
The Leipzig tramway network is the second-largest in Germany (after Berlin) and has a radial lattice structure. In contract to a tangential network, here all lines form the shape of a star. With the exception of line 2, all lines operate via Leipzig Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) and serve at least one of the three city center stops on Goerdelerring, or Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz. With the exception of line 14, the tramway services provide a basic 10-minute interval (15-minute interval during evening and weekend service hours). As the result of overlay of lines, central segments are served as frequently as 2–3 minutes. Line 3 provides a 10-minute interval between Knautkleeberg and Heiterblick, branching to serve different terminals in the north. Some services are short workings and are designated with a letter "E" adjacent to the line number. These operate to and from intermediate terminal points. Line 4E works through at Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) to or from Line 12. Lines 12 and 4E operate to their respective central terminals during peak periods (Prager-/Riebeckstraße or Riebeck-/Stötteritzer Straße), where line numbers are changed.
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