Aargau Verkehr
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| Industry | Rail transport Bus transport |
|---|---|
| Predecessors | BDWM Transport, Wynental and Suhrental Railway |
| Founded | June 19, 2018 in Switzerland |
| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
| Website | www |
Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA) is a Swiss transportation company. It was formed on June 19, 2018, from the merger of BDWM Transport and the Wynental and Suhrental Railway. The new company operates both rail and bus services, with some of the latter being provided through its wholly owned subsidiary Limmat Bus AG.
Whilst based in the canton of Aargau, the company also operates services in the cantons of Zürich and Lucerne.
History[]
Aargau Verkehr formed on June 19, 2018, from the merger of BDWM Transport and the Wynental and Suhrental Railway.[1] The meger led to the dissolving of the joint AAR bus+bahn brand that had previously united the Wynental and Suhrental Railway and the Busbetrieb Aarau.[2]
Routes[]
Rail routes[]
AVA owns and operates the following 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway lines:
- the Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland line, formerly operated by the Wynental and Suhrental Railway. Services are operated as Aargau S-Bahn route S14.
- the Bremgarten–Dietikon line, formerly operated by BDWM Transport. Services are operated as Zürich S-Bahn route S17.
The company also has the contract to operate services between Zürich Altstetten and Killwangen on the Limmattal light rail line. This line is currently under construction, although one section, where AVA trains will eventually share tracks with Zürich tram route 2, has already opened for the tram service.[1]
Bus routes[]
AVA operates a number of bus routes under its own name:[3][4]
- a network of 9 bus routes centred on Zofingen and Reiden
- route 340 from Wohlen to Meisterschwanden
- express route 444 from Bremgarten to Zürich
- express route 445 from Remetschwil to Zürich
The company also operates, through its wholly owned subsidiary Limmat Bus AG, a network of 10 bus routes between Zürich and Killwangen. These services are operated under contract to Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), and carry that organisation's brand rather than that of AVA.[3][5]
References[]
- ^ a b Helbling, Uls (19 June 2018). "Historisches Ereignis: Die Fusion aller Aargauer Bahnen ist geschafft". Aargauer Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Scheeder, Fabian; Rellstab, Mathias (April 2018). "BDWM + WSB = Aargau Verkehr". Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue: 178. ISSN 1022-7113.
- ^ a b "Angebote und Linien". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Linieninformation und Haltestellen". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Limmat Bus AG". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[]
- Aargau Verkehr
- Bus companies of Switzerland
- Railway companies established in 2018
- Railway companies of Switzerland
- Swiss companies established in 2018
- Transport in Aargau
- Transport in the canton of Lucerne
- Transport in the canton of Zürich