Stadtwerke Oberhausen

STOAG Stadtwerke Oberhausen GmbH is a modern service company with a long tradition, operating public transport in Oberhausen. According to its own account, the Stadtwerke were founded in 1897 as the first municipal service company for tram operations, and in the same year the first electric tram ran through the city streets. Today the company operates 129 buses and 6 trams, including four electric buses, as well as five so-called Revierflitzer as an on-demand offering. Around 440 employees work for the company. The core of its route network is a dedicated public transport corridor independent of individual traffic, on which buses and trams travel up to 80 km/h.

The history of public transport in Oberhausen is documented in a timeline on the STOAG website. Construction work for the introduction of the electric tram began on 3 April 1896. On 4 April 1897 the Oberhausen tram began operating under municipal management. On 1 April 1905 the gas and electricity works and the tram operation were merged into the "Städtische Werke". Bus operations were introduced on 18 June 1925. On 1 January 1964 the company was converted into a stock corporation. The last tram ran on 13 October 1968, ending tram operations. On 13 January 1971 the utility operations were spun off from Stadtwerke Oberhausen AG. On 1 August 1976 the company moved to a new depot on Max-Eyth-Straße. Construction of the ÖPNV-Trasse began on 4 August 1994, and on 1 June 1996 the ÖPNV-Trasse to Neue Mitte Oberhausen opened and the tram was reintroduced. On 4 April 1997 the 100th anniversary of the tram in Oberhausen was marked. In 1999 the historic railcar TW 25 was restored. On 30 October 2004 Line 112 was extended to Sterkrade Neumarkt. On 27 April 2009 the company moved into a new administrative building on Max-Eyth-Straße. On 5 June 2013 the legal form was changed to a GmbH and the new company name became STOAG Stadtwerke Oberhausen GmbH. In October 2015 the company entered electric mobility with the commissioning of two electric buses. In November 2018 a new infrastructure workshop at the depot was inaugurated.

A modern municipal service company with a long tradition, providing environmentally compatible mobility in Oberhausen.

• Bus services

  129 buses, including four electric buses, provide environmentally compatible mobility in Oberhausen.

• Tram services

  6 trams operate in Oberhausen.

• Revierflitzer on-demand service

  Five Revierflitzer provide supplementary mobility as an on-demand offering in the evenings and on weekends.

• DeutschlandTicket

  Available from STOAG for €63, e.g. via the STOAG app.

• STOAG app

  Provides current timetable and all tickets, including eezy and DeutschlandTicket.

1. 1| STOAG | Nahverkehr in Oberhausen - Stoagstoag.de
2. 2| STOAG | Geschichte - Stoagstoag.de
3. 3| STOAG | Wir über uns - Stoagstoag.de