SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs
German transport company
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The Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), in English language Southwest German Transport Company, from its former name, Südwestdeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG), is a transport company in southwest Germany that operates railway lines and bus services. It is 100% owned by the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.[1]
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 Historic train of the SWEG | |
| Industry | Transportation |
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| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Rheinstraße 8, , |
Area served | Baden-Württemberg |
Key people | Tobias Harms (CEO), Thilo Grabo |
| Services | Rail and bus services |
| Owner | State of Baden-Württemberg |
Number of employees | 1800 |
| Website | www.sweg.de |
On 24 July 2017, a merger between SWEG and the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (HzL) was approved by the Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis district authorities which each hold 14% stakes in HzL. The merger has already been approved by the state of Baden-Württemberg, which besides its ownership of SWEG also owns 72% of HzL. The merger is intended to take effect from the beginning of 2018.[2]
Railway services
SWEG directly owns and operates the following railway lines:
- Achern – Ottenhöfen (the Achertalbahn)[3]
- Bad Krozingen – Münstertal (the Münstertalbahn)[4]
- Biberach (Baden) – Oberharmersbach-Riersbach (the Harmersbachtalbahn)[3]
- Bühl – Schwarzach – Stollhofen (goods only)[5]
- Gottenheim – Riegel am Kaiserstuhl – Breisach (the Kaiserstuhlbahn)[3]
SWEG Bombardier Talent 3 train at Breisach railway station (March, 2023) - Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf – Denzlingen – Elzach (the Elztalbahn)
SWEG's wholly owned Ortenau S-Bahn subsidiary also operates services over lines owned by DB Netz AG in the vicinity of Offenburg. SWEG also has a 50% share-holding in the Breisgau S-Bahn, which operates similar services in the vicinity of Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]
