Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg
NVBW is a state company of Baden-Württemberg that plans and manages public transport (SPNV and bus) on behalf of the state's transport ministry.
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Overview
Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (NVBW) is a Landesgesellschaft (state company) that has been shaping mobility on behalf of the Verkehrsministerium (transport ministry) since 1995. It combines strategic planning with operational implementation so that people in the state can travel safely and comfortably by train, bus, on foot and by bicycle, supports municipalities in planning and implementing modern mobility solutions, and organizes Europe-wide tendering procedures. It manages and monitors transport contracts with controlling and quality assurance, coordinates quality scouts, develops requirements for connection security, passenger information and disruption communication, and steers product and portfolio management (MEX, (Regio-)S-Bahnen, RE, RB). It also coordinates rail replacement services and manages Regiobus and supplementary bus services, and promotes the expansion of shared and on-demand services, including prospectively autonomously driving bus systems.
History
NVBW – Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg is a Landesgesellschaft (state company). On behalf of the Verkehrsministerium it has been shaping mobility since 1995. It connects strategic planning with operational implementation so that people in the state can travel safely and comfortably by train and bus, on foot and by bicycle, that municipalities are supported in planning and implementing modern mobility solutions, and that the economy benefits through networking. Its activities include organizing Europe-wide tendering procedures, managing and monitoring transport contracts with controlling and quality assurance, coordinating quality scouts, developing requirements for connection security, passenger information and disruption communication, and steering product and portfolio management (MEX, (Regio-)S-Bahnen, RE, RB). It also delivers cross-departmental data analyses for SPNV and strategic controlling, designs the statewide service concept in line with demand, derives necessary infrastructure expansions, and prepares timetables including capacity planning as well as quality, interval and service standards. It coordinates timetable drafts with regional authorities, coordinates rail replacement services and manages Regiobus and supplementary bus services, and advances the expansion of shared and on-demand services, including prospectively autonomously driving bus systems, while advising regional actors in the Zukunftsnetzwerk ÖPNV.
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State mobility company acting on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg transport ministry, combining strategic planning with operational implementation.
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