Grants for the basic renewal of the tram network in Rostock

Press release from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Meyer: Trams have been providing mobility for the people of Rostock since 1881 Rostock, 19 February 2024 The tram network in the Hanseatic and university city of Rostock is to be completely overhauled. "The trams in Rostock have been providing mobility for the people of Rostock since 1881. The last major modernisation measures on the...

SPNV award sub-network Ostsee-Alster (OSTA) finalised - contract awarded

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Schwerin, 27 November 2023 In November 2023, the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein and the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg made their decision to award the contract for the high-demand Regional Express Line 1 (RE1), which connects Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with the Hamburg metropolitan region. In the award procedure, which has been running since October 2022, the operator was sought from December 2027 over a period of 14 timetable years until 2041. Also affected are...

The trips with the Borkum railcar T1 start at the Molli

Kühlungsborn/Borkum, 21.09.2023 After a few test runs on the Molli rail network, the official inaugural run of the Borkumer Kleinbahn will take place today with invited guests from the Borkumer Kleinbahn, Molli and VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern before public journeys start from 22 September. The T1 railcar, also known as the Schweineschnäuzchen, has covered more than 500 km and is...

Arrive safely! By train to the festival and back

Festivals are an event for music lovers; people party for hours and hours to their favourite music. The Airbeat One Festival is a popular destination for festival lovers from all over Germany and will also take place this year from 12 to 16 July 2023 near Neustadt-Glewe. Due to the increased number of passengers on the RB 14 line between Parchim and Hagenow,...

MV Day 2023

Neubrandenburg, 30.06.2023, The VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, together with the transport companies DB Regio AG and ODEG, took part in the 14th State Festival with an exhibitor tent. The guests of the MV Day were offered a varied and eventful festival programme from 30 June to 2 July. In the context of the 775th anniversary of the founding of the city of Neubrandenburg, the state government invited visitors to the...

From 1 May 2023, trainees, civil servants and volunteers from M-V will be on the road throughout Germany.

Press release by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Meyer: Nationwide use of public transport more flexible, easier and cheaper for 29 euros Schwerin, 27 March 2023 The Deutschland-Ticket is coming! On the initiative of the federal government and the federal states, the Deutschland-Ticket subscription will be introduced on 1 May 2023, which can be used throughout Germany on all public transport...

From 1 May 2023, the D-Ticket will be introduced

Climate-friendly, simple and flexible travel The Deutschland-Ticket offers nationwide mobility on all local public transport buses and trains, a convenient local transport subscription for the whole of Germany! From 01 May 2023, you can be mobile throughout Germany for only 49,-€ per month. The Deutschland-Ticket, or D-Ticket for short, is not only an important contribution to climate protection, it also ensures...

Railway expansion in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania moves forward: More speed for Ludwigslust - Parchim train connection

Photo: DB AG Press release by Deutsche Bahn AG Shorter travel times in regional transport - Climate and environmentally friendly to the excursion region - More attractive connection to long-distance transport towards Berlin and Hamburg Berlin, 16 March 2023 Deutsche Bahn (DB) will begin modernising the Ludwigslust-Parchim railway line in Mecklenburg before the end of March. This west-east connection is important for tourism in...

Service extensions in local rail passenger transport planned from 2024 onwards

Press release of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Employment The draft timetables for the 2024 timetable year were presented at the annual timetable conference for local rail passenger transport (SPNV) with the public transport authorities, the transport companies and the passenger associations of the state. The VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VMV) informed the participants in particular about the service extensions planned for the coming year...

VMV invites to timetable conference

Schwerin 28.02.2023 - The VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern invites the railway undertakings (RUs) of the state, the municipal umbrella organisations, the districts and independent cities to the timetable conference on 01.03.2023 in the Rostock Chamber of Commerce. After two Corona years in which the event could only take place to a limited extent, this year it will again be possible to discuss the draft timetables with a larger group of participants....