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Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG)

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Public transport operating company in Germany

The Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG; Munich Transport Company) is a municipally owned company responsible for operating public transport in Munich, Germany. It operates buses, the Munich tramway and the Munich U-Bahn. The company is a subsidiary of Stadtwerke München (Munich City Utilities), and a member of the Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV; Munich Transport and Tariff Association).2 Its chief executive is Ingo Wortmann (since 2016).1 It employed 794 people in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 27, 2001Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersMunich1
  • Founded inMunich1
  • Websitewww.mvg.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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The Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG; Munich Transport Company) is a municipally owned company responsible for operating public transport in Munich, Germany. It operates buses, the Munich tramway and the Munich U-Bahn.2

Corporate structure

Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG) is part of a group headed by Stadtwerke München. 16 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Stadtwerke München München, Germany
    • Bayerngas München, Germany
    • Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG) Munich
    • M-net Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    • SWM Infrastruktur Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    • GYM OFFSHORE ONE LIMITED Subsidiary · Swanley, United Kingdom
    • GYM OFFSHORE THREE LIMITED Subsidiary · Swanley, United Kingdom
    • GYM OFFSHORE TWO LIMITED Subsidiary · Swanley, United Kingdom
    • Sidensjo Vindkraft AB (Sidensjö Vindkraft AB) Subsidiary · Göteborg, Sweden
    • SWM Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • SWM RENEWABLES POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Koszalin, Poland
    • SWM Services GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • SWM Versorgungs GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • Pasing Bf. Owned · Munich, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG) reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Landeshauptstadt München and Munich on Jun 27, 2001, in Munich.1

Leadership

Who has led Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG), and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Herbert König2002–2016
  2. Ingo Wortmann2016–now
20052010201520202025

Products and brands

U-Bahn (Subway)

The U-Bahn, alongside the S-Bahn and Regional trains operated by the DB Regio Bayern, is the most important form of public transportation in Munich. In 2022 about 364 million passengers used it, in 2019 before the pandemic it was 615 million.

The U-Bahn network has been extended continuously until 2010 with the extension of the U3 to Moosach. Nowadays, multiple new extensions have been planned, some of them are already being constructed.

There are three different generations of U-Bahn trains currently in use, called MVG Class A, MVG Class B and MVG Class C. In total, 768 train cars are being used. At night, the U-Bahn does not operate to allow for repairs and cleaning work.

The MVG subway system is 95 kilometers large, and there are 100 stations including 4 crossing stations, which are counted twice. The U-Bahn lines are named after the letter "U" followed by the number of the line (e.g. U3). Out of the 8 lines in total, 2 are amplifiers only driving at busy hours. All lines are serviced at least every 10 minutes, and connect with at least one other line in the center, thereby forming three main lines (U1/U2/U7/U8, U3/U6 and U4/U5).

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Excluding a section in Garching, the U-Bahn only rides within Munich downtown.

Tramway

The MVG tramway is 82 kilometers big, of which 58 kilometers are on a separate tram-only route. In 2019 about 69 Million Passengers used it. Currently, the MVG possesses 132 low-floor streetcars.

Since 2018, there are nine lines driving throughout the day, as well as 4 amplifier lines and four nightlines, which just like the night busses have the letter "N" right before the line number. On the entire network, the trams ride at least every 10 minutes until 10 PM.

By law, the trams have priority over cars and busses, which allows them to work faster and better meet their timeliness requirements. Outside of one section in Grünwald, the tram only rides within Munich downtown.

From Wikipedia’s article on Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20157941

Timeline

  1. Nov 1, 2016New chief executive Ingo Wortmann becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 1, 2002New chief executive Herbert König becomes CEO1
  3. Jun 27, 2001Founded Founded in Munich1

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