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Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs Aktiengesellschaft

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Website
  
www.sweg.de

Headquarters
  
Lahr, Germany

Founded
  
1963

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Owner
  
State of Baden-Württemberg

The Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (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.

Railway services

SWEG directly owns and operates the following railway lines:

  • Achern – Ottenhöfen (the Achertalbahn)
  • Bad Krozingen – Münstertal (the Münstertalbahn)
  • Biberach (Baden) – Oberharmersbach-Riersbach (the Harmersbachtalbahn)
  • Bühl – Schwarzach – Stollhofen (goods only)
  • Gottenheim – Riegel am Kaiserstuhl – Breisach (the Kaiserstuhlbahn)

    • 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.

    References

    Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Wikipedia
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