Busbetrieb Anger

Busbetrieb Anger — formally Günter Anger Busbetrieb, also trading as Angerbus — is a private German bus operator headquartered in Potsdam, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1990 by Günter Anger as a coach tour operator, benefiting from the surge in travel that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. The company soon expanded its coach fleet and began working as a subcontractor for the Potsdam public transport operator, Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP). From 1997 to 2001 it also ran one duty cycle under contract for Berlin's BVG. In 1999 it began building a depot in Potsdam-Marquardt. Since October 2020 it has operated the BER2 airport bus line linking Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) with Potsdam Central Station via Teltow and Stahnsdorf. Today it is described as the largest private bus company in Brandenburg and is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association (VBB). The company's scheduled-service division is heavily involved as a subcontractor for ViP, where it operates lines 603, 609, 612, 691, 697 and 698 almost entirely. It also works for Havelbus in the Falkensee area, Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark in the Teltow area, and Verkehrsgesellschaft Teltow-Fläming (VTF) in the Ludwigsfelde area. The BER2 airport line runs roughly every 90 minutes and takes just under an hour between BER and Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. Beyond scheduled services, Anger has offered group travel, school trips, package tours and city sightseeing with its own coaches since its founding. The fleet comprises about 40 buses for scheduled services and a further 10 for coach travel, with vehicle types varying by concession. On the ViP and Regiobus concessions the company mainly uses Mercedes-Benz Citaro 2 Solo city buses, some carrying the transport company's livery; there are also Citaro 2 K buses for lines 691 and 698, Citaro 2 G articulated buses, and a MAN Lion's City A21. Contract work for Havelbus and VTF is handled exclusively with intercity buses, mainly IVECO Crossway LE, plus a MAN A78 for Havelbus. Since June 2024 two new IVECO Crossway LE with special livery have operated the BER2 line, replacing three Citaro 2 buses, with one kept as a reserve. The coach fleet includes IVECO, Mercedes-Benz and Setra vehicles.

Busbetrieb Anger was founded in 1990 by Günter Anger as a bus tour operator. The timing was significant: the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification in 1990 led to a surge in travel, and the company benefited from this demand. Additional coaches were soon added to the fleet. Shortly afterwards, the company began operating as a subcontractor for Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP), the Potsdam municipal transport operator. From 1997 to 2001, it also ran one duty cycle under contract for Berlin's BVG. In 1999, construction began on a company depot in Potsdam-Marquardt. Since October 2020, the company has been the operator of the BER2 airport bus line, which runs from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) via Teltow and Stahnsdorf to Potsdam Central Station, with a journey time of just under an hour. Today it is the largest private bus company in Brandenburg and a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). In scheduled service, Anger operates almost entirely as a subcontractor for ViP on lines 603, 609, 612, 691, 697 and 698. It also works for Havelbus in the Falkensee area, Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark in the Teltow area, and Verkehrsgesellschaft Teltow-Fläming (VTF) in the Ludwigsfelde area. The BER2 line, which runs at roughly 90-minute intervals, requires two buses simultaneously. Since June 2024, two new IVECO Crossway LE with special livery have operated this line, replacing three previous Citaro 2 buses, one of which is retained as a reserve. In addition to scheduled services, the company has offered group travel, school trips, package tours and city sightseeing with its own coaches since 1990.

• 2024

  Two new IVECO Crossway LE with special livery began operating the BER2 line in June, replacing three Citaro 2 buses.

• 2020

  Became operator of the BER2 airport bus line in October.

• 1999

  Construction began on a depot in Potsdam-Marquardt.

• 1997

  Began operating one duty cycle under contract for Berlin's BVG (until 2001).

• 1990

  Founded by Günter Anger as a bus tour operator.

• 1990

  Shortly after founding, began operating as a subcontractor for Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP).

Largest private bus company in Brandenburg; subcontractor for major regional transport operators and operator of the BER2 airport line.

• Scheduled bus services (subcontractor for ViP, Havelbus, Regiobus, VTF)

• BER2 airport bus line

• Coach tours, group and school trips, city sightseeing

1. 1Busbetrieb Anger official websiteangerbus.de
2. 2Günter Anger Busbetrieb – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Busbetrieb Anger – Wikidatawikidata.org