Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe

Outline

Head Office: Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH; Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 12 • 04107 Leipzig; Germany; http://www.lvb.de
Ownership: 95 % Local authority (Stadt Leipzig, "City of Leipzig"),; through the municipal undertaking; Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft; (LVV, "Leipzig Supply and Public Transport Company"); 5% District (Landkreis) of Leipziger Land
Passengers: ca. 123 million (at 2004)
Vehicles: 105 Motorbuses; 304 Powered trams (motor trams); 119 Unpowered trams (trailers)
Stops and Stations: ca. 606 Motorbus stops; ca. 515 Tramcar stops
Trackage: 324.4 km Operable track length; 149.9 km System (segment) length; 1,458 mm Gauge

This article is a translation of the German article Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. Images are those that appear in the German-language article.

LVB operates the tramway and bus transport services in Leipzig. The LVB route network is a part of the regional public transport association de:Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund. LVB was formed by the merger, from 1 January 1917, of two predecessor undertakings, the Großen Leipziger Straßenbahn (GLSt, "Greater Leipzig Tramway Company") and the Leipziger Elektrischen Straßenbahn (LESt, "Leipzig Electric Tramway Company"). The merged undertaking was also known as GLSt until it was reorganized and renamed as the LVB, from 29 July 1938.

Organization

The company is organized as a Holding company and consists of the following undertakings: