ALBTAL-VERKEHRS-GESELLSCHAFT MBH (AVG)
With its trains and buses, the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft transports more than 73 million passengers per year. With more than 280 kilometers of its own track and a light rail network of more than 560 kilometers, AVG is the second largest railroad company in Baden-Württemberg after Deutsche Bahn. It not only provides modern local transport on its namesake main line from Karlsruhe through the Albtal to Bad Herrenalb, but also operates in the “area” around the Karlsruhe metropolitan area. AVG is an elementary pillar of the “Karlsruhe Model” which is a tram-train system linking the inner-city tram network of the fan-shaped city with the rail lines in the region.
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With its trains and buses, the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft transports more than 73 million passengers per year. With more than 280 kilometers of its own track and a light rail network of more than 560 kilometers, AVG is the second largest railroad company in Baden-Württemberg after Deutsche Bahn. It not only provides modern local transport on its namesake main line from Karlsruhe through the Albtal to Bad Herrenalb, but also operates in the “area” around the Karlsruhe metropolitan area. AVG is an elementary pillar of the “Karlsruhe Model” which is a tram-train system linking the inner-city tram network of the fan-shaped city with the rail lines in the region.
