Aargau Verkehr
Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA) is a Swiss transportation company. It was formed on June 19, 2018, from the merger of BDWM Transport and the Wynental and Suhrental Railway, a merger that arose out of a previous joint venture by the two companies known as AAR bus+bahn. The new company operates both rail services and, through its wholly owned subsidiary Limmat Bus AG, bus services.
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| Industry | Rail transport Bus transport |
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| Predecessors | BDWM Transport, Wynental and Suhrental Railway |
| Founded | June 19, 2018 in Switzerland |
| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
| Website | www |
Whilst based in the canton of Aargau, the company also operates services are operated in the cantons of Zürich and Lucerne.
History
Aargau Verkehr formed on June 19, 2018, from the merger of BDWM Transport and the Wynental and Suhrental Railway.[1] The two companies had already been under joint management, with services marketed under the brand AAR bus + bahn.[2]
Routes
AVA owns and operates the following 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge railway lines:
- the Aarau–Menziken and Aarau–Schöftland lines, formerly operated by the Wynental and Suhrental Railway. They are operated together as the Aargau S-Bahn route S14.
- the Bremgarten–Dietikon line, formerly operated by BDWM Transport. Services are operated as the Zürich S-Bahn route S17.
The company also has the contract to operate services on the Limmattal light rail line, which is currently under construction, although a section has opened as part of Zürich tram route 2.[1]
AVA also operates a number of bus routes under its own name:[3][4]
- a network of 9 bus routes centred on Zofingen and Reiden
- route 340 from Wohlen to Meisterschwanden
- express route 444 from Bremgarten to Zürich
- express route 445 from Remetschwil to Zürich
The company also operates, through its wholly owned subsidiary Limmat Bus AG, a network of 10 bus routes between Zürich and Killwangen. These services are operated under contract to Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), and carry that organisation's brand rather than that of AVA.[3][5]
References
- Helbling, Uls (19 June 2018). "Historisches Ereignis: Die Fusion aller Aargauer Bahnen ist geschafft". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- Scheeder, Fabian; Rellstab, Mathias (April 2018). "BDWM + WSB = Aargau Verkehr". Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue: 178. ISSN 1022-7113.
- "Angebote und Linien". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Linieninformation und Haltestellen". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Limmat Bus AG". AVA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
