Neunkircher Verkehrs-Gesellschaft

Neunkircher Verkehrs GmbH (NVG), historically known as Neunkircher Verkehrs-Gesellschaft, is a public transport company based in Neunkirchen in the German state of Saarland. It operates local bus services and is integrated into the Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund (SaarVV), the regional transport association whose fare system governs its routes. The company traces its origins to the Neunkircher Straßenbahn AG, whose first tram ran through Neunkirchen on 13 September 1907. Bus operations were added in 1924, and by 1934 the company was carrying up to three million passengers a year. After the Second World War, during which the network was heavily damaged by bombing, services were progressively restored and all route sections were back in operation by 1949. Trolleybuses were introduced on 1 August 1953 but were replaced from 1965 by one-man buses. The last tram ran on 10 June 1978, after 71 years of tram service, and the company has operated under its current name since then. Today NVG uses exclusively low-floor buses. According to the company's German Wikipedia entry, NVG carries around seven million passengers a year with 70 of its own buses plus 35 rented vehicles, covering roughly four million kilometres, and employs 210 staff. Vehicle maintenance is handled by FSN Fahrzeug-Service Neunkirchen GmbH, the company's workshop subsidiary. NVG's network covers the entire Landkreis Neunkirchen as well as parts of the Saarpfalz-Kreis and the Regionalverband Saarbrücken; line 355 runs to St. Wendel and line 304 terminates in Breitenbach in the Kusel district of Rhineland-Palatinate. Fares are calculated through the SaarVV's "honeycomb" (Wabensystem) tariff, which divides the network into fare zones and charges according to the number of zones crossed. The company's website offers timetable information, network maps, tickets and prices, customer service, sales points, special services, senior offerings, downloads, current information, traffic notices and passenger Wi-Fi. A new day ticket for Neunkirchen, priced at €4.60, was announced for introduction from 1 April 2026, and free passenger Wi-Fi is available on NVG buses.

The company that became Neunkircher Verkehrs GmbH began as Neunkircher Straßenbahn AG, a tram operator. The first tram ran through Neunkirchen on 13 September 1907, marking the start of public transport in the town. In 1924 the company added omnibus operations, and by 1934 it was carrying up to three million passengers annually. During the Second World War, the network suffered severe damage from intensive bombing of the industrial city, but all route sections were restored by 1949. On 1 August 1953 the company introduced trolleybuses, which were replaced from 1965 by one-man buses. After 71 years of tram service, the last tram ran on 10 June 1978, and since that time the company has operated under its current name, Neunkircher Verkehrs GmbH. Today the fleet consists exclusively of low-floor buses. The company is integrated into the Saarländischer Verkehrsverbund (SaarVV), and its fares are determined through the SaarVV's honeycomb (Wabensystem) tariff, which divides the network into fare zones and calculates costs according to the number of zones crossed. According to its German Wikipedia entry, NVG carries around seven million passengers a year with 70 of its own buses and 35 rented buses, covering roughly four million kilometres, and employs 210 people. Vehicle maintenance is carried out in the workshops of FSN Fahrzeug-Service Neunkirchen GmbH, the company's workshop subsidiary. The NVG network covers the entire Landkreis Neunkirchen as well as parts of the Saarpfalz-Kreis and the Regionalverband Saarbrücken. Line 355 runs as far as St. Wendel, and line 304 terminates in Breitenbach in the Kusel district of Rhineland-Palatinate. The company's website provides timetable information, network maps, tickets and prices, customer service, sales points, special services, senior offerings, downloads, current information, traffic notices and passenger Wi-Fi. A new day ticket for Neunkirchen at €4.60 was announced for introduction from 1 April 2026, and free passenger Wi-Fi is available on NVG buses.

• First tram runs through Neunkirchen, starting public transport operations.

• Omnibus operations begin.

• Company carries up to three million passengers annually.

• All route sections restored after Second World War damage.

• Trolleybuses introduced.

• Trolleybuses replaced by one-man buses.

• Last tram runs after 71 years; company adopts current name.

• New Tageskarte Neunkirchen day ticket at €4.60 announced for introduction.

Regional public transport operator integrated into the SaarVV network, serving the Neunkirchen district with an all-low-floor bus fleet.

• Local bus services

  NVG operates local bus routes covering the Landkreis Neunkirchen and parts of surrounding districts.

• Tageskarte Neunkirchen

  A day ticket for Neunkirchen priced at €4.60, announced for introduction from 1 April 2026.

• Nacht-Taxi-Neunkirchen (NaTaN)

  A night taxi service offered by NVG.

• Special bus excursions

  NVG offers special services for bus excursions.

1. 1NVG – Neunkircher Verkehr GmbHnvg-neunkirchen.de
2. 2Neunkircher Verkehrs-Gesellschaftwikidata.org
3. 3Neunkircher Verkehrs-Gesellschaftde.wikipedia.org