Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland

Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH (BMO) is a German transport company headquartered in Strausberg, Brandenburg. It is a subsidiary of DB Regio AG, the regional passenger transport division of Deutsche Bahn, and was formed in 2005 through the merger of the former Strausberger Verkehrsgesellschaft and Seelower Verkehrsgesellschaft. DB Regio held a 51% majority stake, while the Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland held the remaining 49%. Within the Deutsche Bahn group, BMO belonged to the passenger transport business field, bus division. Until 31 December 2016, BMO operated public passenger transport across large parts of the Märkisch-Oderland district in eastern Brandenburg. Its services were integrated into the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) fare network, and the company maintained an extensive network of bus lines in the region. The company's website describes it as a member of the VBB tariff association and a company of the Deutsche Bahn group. Following a Europe-wide tender for the BMO transport services for a further ten years from 2017, the contract was awarded to Regionalbus Zwickau GmbH. BMO's own two bids were excluded on formal grounds. The management attempted to persuade the district council in an open letter that the competitor's calculation was flawed, but this only worsened BMO's position. The permanent staff and vehicles were taken over by the new operator, though the depots with workshops and social rooms—built with substantial public subsidies—were not, which drew criticism from employees and the public and worsened working conditions for staff. On 1 January 2017, Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH ceased its transport operations. The company continues to exist, however, and according to its commercial register entry it is now concerned with the administration of its own assets and the handling of residual matters from its former operational activities in passenger transport. The public transport services in the district have since been provided by "mobus" (Märkisch-Oderland Bus GmbH).

Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH (BMO) traces its origins to the Strausberger Verkehrsgesellschaft, a predecessor company founded in 1990. On 18 October 2005, following a merger with the former Seelower Verkehrsgesellschaft, the company was formed as Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH. DB Regio AG held a 51% majority stake, while the Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland held the remaining 49%. Within the Deutsche Bahn group, BMO was assigned to the passenger transport business field, bus division. Until 31 December 2016, BMO operated public passenger transport services in large parts of the Märkisch-Oderland district in eastern Brandenburg. The company maintained an extensive network of bus lines and was a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) fare association. Its services were thus integrated into the regional public transport tariff system. In the mid-2010s, the district carried out a Europe-wide tender for the BMO transport services for a further ten years starting in 2017. The contract was awarded to Regionalbus Zwickau GmbH. BMO's own two bids were excluded on formal grounds. The management attempted to convince the district council in an open letter that the competitor's calculation was inadequate, but this effort only made BMO's position more hopeless. The permanent staff and vehicles were taken over by the new operator. However, the depots with workshops and social rooms, which had been built with substantial public subsidies, were not taken over, leading to criticism from employees and the public and worsening working conditions for the staff. On 1 January 2017, Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH ceased its transport operations. The public transport services in the district have since been provided by "mobus" (Märkisch-Oderland Bus GmbH). BMO continues to exist as a company; according to its commercial register entry, it now deals with the administration of its own assets and the handling of residual matters from its former operational activities in passenger transport.

• 2017

  From 1 January, public transport services taken over by mobus (Märkisch-Oderland Bus GmbH).

• 2016

  Ceased transport operations on 31 December after losing Europe-wide tender to Regionalbus Zwickau GmbH.

• 2005

  Merger with Seelower Verkehrsgesellschaft on 18 October; Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland GmbH formed.

• 1990

  Predecessor Strausberger Verkehrsgesellschaft founded.

Regional public bus operator integrated into the VBB fare network, subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.

• Public bus transport services

  Operation of bus lines in the Märkisch-Oderland district until 2016.

1. 1Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderland - Unternehmen der Deutsche Bahn Gruppebusmol.de
2. 2Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderlandwikidata.org
3. 3Busverkehr Märkisch-Oderlandde.wikipedia.org