Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany. It was founded on January 1, 1980, and is Europe’s largest body of such kind, covering an area of some 5,000 km² with more than seven million inhabitants, spanning as far as Dorsten in the north, Dortmund in the east, Langenfeld in the south, and Mönchengladbach and the Dutch border in the west.

Total passengers transported

In 2004, roughly 1 billion trips were made by way of the VRR network.

Mode of transport

The VRR network consists of 894 lines, of which are
* in regional traffic
** 15 RegionalExpress lines
** 23 RegionalBahn lines
** 11 S-Bahn lines
** 33 express bus lines (Städteschnellbus, SB)
* in local traffic
** 17 Stadtbahn light rail lines
** 44 tramway lines
** 3 peoplemovers (two H-Bahn lines in Dortmund, SkyTrain at Düsseldorf airport)
** 1 Schwebebahn line (in Wuppertal)
** 18 semi-fast bus lines (CityExpress, CE)
** 6 trolleybus lines (in Solingen)
** 778 bus lines
* 12,000 km of bus, tram and train network
* 11,500 transit stops

Associated transport companies

Selected cities and parishes in the VRR area

Additionally, the VRR tariff is recognized on all bus lines operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna (VKU) in Lünen, Bergkamen, Kamen, Unna, Holzwickede and Schwerte.

References

* Official web site (en): [http://www.vrr.de/en/index.html VRR]