Private company

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen

Logo: Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German public transport operating company

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) is the principal public transport operating company in the German city of Stuttgart. The SSB is a member of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS), and operates the Stuttgart Stadtbahn, bus lines, a rack railway, and a funicular railway.2 It employed 3,411 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was €253 million in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1898Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersStuttgart1
  • Founded inStuttgart1
  • Websitewww.ssb-ag.de
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI529900ZKZ6513UVLX7153
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSchockenriedstraße 50, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Stuttgart, HRB 693
Karte der Stadtbahn Stuttgart und des O-Bus Esslingen
Photo: Maximilian Dörrbecker ( Chumwa ), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) is the principal public transport operating company in the German city of Stuttgart. The SSB is a member of the Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS), and operates the Stuttgart Stadtbahn, bus lines, a rack railway, and a funicular railway.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Stuttgart

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen employees by year13.4K in 2023+11% since 2016
01.0K2.0K3.0K4.0K2016: 3.1K3.1K20162017: 3.2K3.2K2017+5%2023: 3.4K3.4K2023+5%
  • 20233,4111
  • 20173,2341
  • 20163,0761

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2010253.0M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1898Founded Founded in Stuttgart1