Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis

Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis
Company typeGmbH
IndustryPublic transport
Founded1997
Headquarters
Pforzheim
,
Germany
Area served
Pforzheim and Enzkreis
Key people
Daniel Peikert (CEO)
Dirk Büscher (Chairman)
Number of employees
12 (2023)
Websitewww.vpe.de

The Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis (VPE) (english: Pforzheim-Enzkreis transport association) is a transport association in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It covers the independent city of Pforzheim and the surrounding district of Enzkreis. The association was founded on 1 June 1997 in order to create a unified public transport fare system for the region.

The VPE area covers around 938 km2 with a population of about 400,000. It includes 40 train stations and approximately 1,400 bus stops. Annual traffic volume is about 12.5 million vehicle-kilometres.

About 20 transport companies are part of the association, which transported over 40 million passengers in 2005.[1]

On railway lines within the VPE, season tickets of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV) are accepted, but not single tickets. Day tickets of KVV are valid with a surcharge (RegioSpezial).

Area and neighbouring associations

The VPE borders the following transport associations: Heilbronn Transport Association, Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV), Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS) and the Verkehrsgesellschaft Bäderkreis Calw (VGC).

Tickets and information

Tickets are available digitally via the DB Navigator app or through the "Handyticket Deutschland" service. Timetable information can be accessed through the DB Navigator, the VPE's own "VPE mobi" platform, and the statewide mobility portal bwegt.

The association is part of the area of validity of the Metropolregion Stuttgart Ticket[2] and the RegioXTicket.[3]

Transport companies

As of 2023, 20 companies operate services within the VPE, including:

(and others)

Rail transport operators (SPNV)

Four railway companies provide regional rail services in the VPE area:

Municipalities covered

The following municipalities are part of the VPE area:

Perspectives

Due to the small size of the association compared to other networks in Baden-Württemberg (there are 19 associations in the state), the alignment and future of the VPE has been under discussion for years. In July 2021, members of the city council of Pforzheim (FDP and Greens) submitted a proposal to dissolve the VPE and integrate it into a neighbouring association such as KVV or VVS.[4]

In January 2022, CDU representatives proposed creating a larger "Nordschwarzwald-Rhein-Verbund" integrating VPE with neighbouring associations.[5]

In February 2025, shareholders of VPE and KVV signed a memorandum of understanding on the integration of VPE into the Karlsruhe Transport Association.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Über uns" (in German). Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Metropolticket Stuttgart". bwegt. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "RegioXTicket". bwegt. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ^ FDP und Grüne Liste beantragen im Gemeinderat Auflösung des VPE
  5. ^ CDU brings proposal for merging VPE with neighbouring transport associations
  6. ^ "Absichtserklärung stellt Weichen für die Erweiterung des KVV um das VPE-Gebiet". Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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