BOGESTRA

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Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG
Information
Head offices Universitätsstraße 58
44789 Bochum
www.bogestra.de
Transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
Employees 2116 (2003)
Gauge 1000 mm
1435 mm
Lines
Tramway lines 6
Stadtbahn lines 1
Bus lines 66 (2004)
Vehicles
Tramway
(2006-03)
42 low floor trams
50 articulated trams
25 Stadtbahn vehicles
Omnibus
(2006-03)
261 buses
Statistics
Passengers (per year) 137,000,000 (2003)
Subscribers 111,111 (January 9, 2006)
Transport volume (per year) 26,360,000 km (2003)

The Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (abbreviated BOGESTRA, German for Bochum - Gelsenkirchen Tramways Corporation) is a public transport operator in the Ruhr area, most notably in the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen.

BOGESTRA network, 1949
BOGESTRA network, 1949


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