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Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft

Logo: Meierberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public transport company of Karlsruhe, Germany

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft ('Alb Valley Transport Company', AVG) is a railway company owned by the city of Karlsruhe that operates rail and bus services in the Karlsruhe area, southwest Germany. It is both a train operating company, as well as an infrastructure operator.2 It is part of KVVH.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1957Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersKarlsruhe1
  • Websitewww.avg.info
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Karlsruhe asv2022-10 img25 Tram Hbf
Photo: A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons5

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft ('Alb Valley Transport Company', AVG) is a railway company owned by the city of Karlsruhe that operates rail and bus services in the Karlsruhe area, southwest Germany. It is both a train operating company, as well as an infrastructure operator.2

Corporate structure

Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft is part of a group headed by KVVH. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

As of 2024, AVG operates the following tram-train services as part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn system:

S 1 Hochstetten – Karlsruhe – Bad Herrenalb

S 11 Hochstetten – Karlsruhe – Ittersbach Rathaus

S 12 Karlsruhe Rheinhafen – Ittersbach Rathaus

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S 31 Karlsruhe Hbf – Odenheim

S 32 Karlsruhe Hbf – Menzingen

S 4 Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof – Heilbronn – Öhringen-Cappel

S 41 Heilbronn Hbf – Mosbach (Baden)

S 42 Heilbronn Hbf – Sinsheim Hbf

S 5 Wörth Badepark – Karlsruhe – Pforzheim Hbf

S 51 Germersheim – Karlsruhe – Söllingen

S 52 Germersheim – Karlsruhe Marktplatz

S 6 Pforzheim Hbf – Bad Wildbad Kurpark

S 7 Karlsruhe Tullastraße – Achern (via Durmersheim)

S 71 Karlsruhe Hbf – Achern (via Ettlingen West)

S 8 Karlsruhe Tullastraße – Bondorf (via Durmersheim)

S 81 Karlsruhe Hbf – Bondorf (via Ettlingen West)

FEX Odenheim/Menzingen – Karlsruhe – Bad Herrenalb

From Wikipedia’s article on Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • KVVH 94%
  • Karlsruhe 6%

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1957Founded Founded1

Sources

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