Dortmunder Stadtwerke

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Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG
TypeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryMunicipal services, transport operator
PredecessorDortmunder Aktiengesellschaft für Gasbeleuchtung Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedJune 18, 1857; 164 years ago (1857-06-18) in Dortmund, Germany
Key people
Board of Directors (Vorstand): Guntram Pehlke (Chairman, Commercial Division), Harald Kraus (Director of Labor), Hubert Jung (Director of Transportation), Jörg Jacoby (Director of Finances)
OwnerCity of Dortmund (Stadt Dortmund)
Websitewww.einundzwanzig.de
DSW21 customer center in , in front of Petri church.

Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG is a municipal services and public transport company in Dortmund,[1] wholly owned by the city of Dortmund.[2] It is operating under the brand DSW21 since 2005.[3] The number in the acronym refers to the 21st century.

The development of the company began on June 19, 1857, when the Dortmunder Actien-Gesellschaft für Gasbeleuchtung was founded.[4][5]

Corporate structure[]

DSW21 holds stakes in a large number of subsidiaries with the business areas of public transportation, energy, telecommunications, information technology (IT), housing and urban development.[6][1] Together with the City of Gelsenkirchen and GmbH, DSW21 is thus, for example, the main shareholder of Gelsenwasser AG.

DSW21 is active in the following areas or divisions:

The housing division promotes urban development in Dortmund. The Stadtkrone Ost development project in , the Hohenbuschei site, the recreational area,[7] and the Westfalentor project deserve special mention.[6][8] However, the housing division also includes , a municipal housing association with over 16,000 apartments in Dortmund.[9]

The mobility and logistics division includes the transport division of DSW21 with over 1900 employees. However, it also includes the and the Dortmund suspension railway H-Bahn.[10] The Dortmund Airport is co-owned by the city of Dortmund (26%) and Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (74%).[2]

The energy sector includes the energy supplier DEW21 () with over 1100 employees.[11]

The data networks business unit is mainly operated through the telecommunications company .[12]

Dortmund Stadtbahn

Coordinates: 51°30′20.15″N 7°29′8.82″E / 51.5055972°N 7.4857833°E / 51.5055972; 7.4857833Mobility division[]

The mobility division of DSW21 is a partner company in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR), responsible for public transport in the city of Dortmund and the surrounding area. The business area overlaps with neighboring transport companies.

Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (DSW21) operates a total of eight light rail lines (see also: Dortmund Stadtbahn) and 76 bus lines.[13] In 2018, it transported a total of around 130.3 million passengers on its 1107.6-kilometer network, covering approximately 20,780,000 kilometers. It used 47 streetcar cars, 74 light rail cars and 172 buses for transportation.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of passengers dropped by 20% in the first quarter of 2021.[15]

The company is a member of the Eastern Ruhr Area Cooperation (Kooperation östliches Ruhrgebiet).[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG - Company profile and news - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.
  2. ^ a b "State Aid SA.46373 (2019/NN) – Germany Operating Aid to Dortmund airport" (PDF). European Commission.
  3. ^ "Nahverkehrsplan Stadt Dortmund" (PDF). dortmund.de.
  4. ^ "Jubiläum Gasversorgung". www.dew21.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  5. ^ "Ein Streifzug durch 150 Jahre Unternehmensgeschichte - PDF Kostenfreier Download". docplayer.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  6. ^ a b "Konzerngesellschaft 21 - hier finden Sie alles zu DSW21". 21.de. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  7. ^ "PHOENIX Dortmund - Investieren in PHOENIX - Ansprechpartner". www.phoenixdortmund.de. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  8. ^ "Lebensräume". issuu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  9. ^ "DOGEWO21 - Über uns". www.dogewo21.de. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  10. ^ "Mobilität + Logistik". issuu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  11. ^ "Energie + Wasser". issuu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  12. ^ "Datennetze". issuu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  13. ^ "Anforderungen an die Leistungserbringung DSW21" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Statistisches Jahrbuch 2019" (PDF).
  15. ^ Radio 91.2. "Rettungsschirm für Dortmunder Stadtwerke". Radio 91.2 (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  16. ^ "DSW21 - KÖR - Kooperation östliches Ruhrgebiet". www.koer-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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