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Regionalverkehr Köln

Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) is a public transport company providing sustainable mobility in the Rhineland region of Germany.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) is a modern transport company whose stated goal is to shape sustainable mobility in the Rhineland at the highest technical level. It works closely with owners and municipal clients to support a future-oriented public passenger transport (ÖPNV). More than 960 employees serve over 24 million passengers annually. Its core service area covers the Kreis Euskirchen, the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and the left-bank Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, and it also provides services in Köln, Bonn, Leverkusen, Hürth, Brühl and Wesseling, operating on its own lines and on behalf of other transport companies. RVK maintains certified quality management as well as environmental and energy management certified to DIN EN ISO 14001 and 50001, and uses hydrogen and natural gas buses as well as fuel-cell-powered line buses.

History

Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) describes itself as a modern transport company with the clear goal of shaping sustainable mobility in the Rhineland at the highest technical level. It states that it works closely with owners and municipal clients to advance a future-oriented public passenger transport (ÖPNV). The company reports that more than 960 employees work daily to bring over 24 million passengers safely to their destinations each year. Its core service area comprises the Kreis Euskirchen, the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and the left-bank Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, and it additionally provides services in Köln, Bonn, Leverkusen, Hürth, Brühl and Wesseling, operating on its own lines and on behalf of other transport companies with a focus on intermodality and customer-oriented local transport. RVK states that alongside certified quality management it operates environmental and energy management certified to DIN EN ISO 14001 and 50001, committing to comply with all environmental laws, continuously reduce emissions, use innovative technologies such as hydrogen and natural gas buses, and promote fuel-cell-powered line buses.

Products and positioning

Sustainable, environmentally friendly, innovative public transport in the Rhineland at the highest technical level.

  • Public passenger transport (ÖPNV) services

  • On-demand transport (TaxiBus, MIKE (TaxiBusPlus), AST)

  • Hydrogen and natural gas buses

  • Fuel-cell-powered line buses

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