Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK)

Since 1992, the companies of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV), the regional transport and tariff association, rely on INIT’s solutions. VBK is the municipal transport company of the city of Karlsruhe. It operates the local tram and bus routes, including also the train in the palace garden and the oldest funicular of Germany.

Scope of the project

70

buses

347

rail vehicles

190

million passengers per year

Project at a glance

  • IT support of the “Karlsruhe model”
  • Intermodal Transport Control System (ITCS)
  • Traffic signal priority system
  • Real-Time Passenger Information (RTPI) displays 
  • Vehicle IT platform with automatic data provision

Contact

Klaus Janke

Executive Director
INIT GmbH
Germany