Tag: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

New funding guideline for local public transport on-call bus services in MV

Schwerin, 28.12.2023 We want to cover the "last mile" throughout the state with the on-call bus. As part of its mobility offensive, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern grants financial subsidies for the development, provision and operation of municipal on-call bus systems as part of the state-wide on-call bus system in compliance with defined quality criteria. The grants for on-call bus systems in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern aim to...

Start of the first Regiobus line

Press invitation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Employment The first Regiobus line will start operating in the state capital of Schwerin on Sunday, 10 December 2023, when the timetable changes. Line 170 from Schwerin to Sternberg via Cambs and Brüel will be operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Ludwigslust-Parchim (VLP). The official launch of the regional bus line will be attended by the State Secretary for Transport...

Press invitation for Thursday, 07 December 2023 - Timetable change in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Press invitation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour The new annual timetable for local rail passenger transport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will start on Sunday, 10 December 2023. Together with Daniel Bischof, Managing Director of Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern mbH, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Minister of Transport and Economic Affairs Reinhard Meyer will present the new timetable. When? Thursday, 07 December 2023, 10:00 a.m. Where? Fürstenzimmer in the...

SPNV award sub-network Ostsee-Alster (OSTA) finalised - contract awarded

Photo source: WM

Schwerin, 27 November 2023 In November 2023, the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein and the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg made their decision to award the contract for the high-demand Regional Express Line 1 (RE1), which connects Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with the Hamburg metropolitan region. In the award procedure, which has been running since October 2022, the operator was sought from December 2027 over a period of 14 timetable years until 2041. Also affected are...

Workshop on the VMV public transport umbrella brand for MV

Neubrandenburg, 09.11.2023 VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has invited the state's transport companies, interest groups, districts and independent cities to the first workshop on the establishment of a public transport umbrella brand for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Neubrandenburg. Representatives from the Ministry of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour also took part in the workshop. At the workshop, ideas for the future umbrella brand for public transport in...

Rail Day: Fascination Railways- a celebration of the industry from 15 to 17 September 2023

Press release of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour The "Rail Day" starts on 15 September 2023 and is part of the "European Mobility Week". Here, the railway industry presents itself nationwide in all its diversity. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and throughout Germany, events will take place that focus on the railways and railways. Coordinated by...

Station Ribnitz-Damgarten West extensively modernised

Press release by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Meyer: New gateway to the amber town of Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten, 06.09.2023, as of today, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has another completely modernised railway station. The long-distance and regional railway station Ribnitz-Damgarten West has been extensively upgraded and made barrier-free. The platforms are now higher, longer and equipped with digital information systems as well as modern loudspeakers and offer...

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg give the green light for the analysis of the potential of the Southern Mecklenburg-Prignitz route network ("Südbahn")

Photo source: WM

Press release of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Meyer and Beermann: Cross-state cooperation for attractive local public transport Schwerin, 29.08.2023, today the declaration of intent to carry out a joint study of the route network of southern Mecklenburg-Prignitz was signed by the transport ministers of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg in Schwerin. The common goal of both states is - in a first step of a...

Starting signal for the D-Ticket seniors from MV

Schwerin 01.08.2023, From today, senior citizens aged 65 and over with their main residence in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern can enjoy their new freedom of movement for 29 euros a month and travel throughout Germany on all local trains, trams, underground trains, suburban trains, city and regional buses. Around 19,000 Deutschland-Tickets for senior citizens from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have already been sold by the state's transport companies. Together...

Journeys in the Südbahn seasonal traffic: Additional trains in the summer holidays

Press release by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Meyer: Connections on the route Inselstadt Malchow - Alt Schwerin now daily For climate-friendly travel, additional trains to the attractive tourist region of the Mecklenburg Lake District have been ordered by the state through VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 17 July until the end of the holidays. "Just in time for the summer holidays in...