The Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) is a transport association in central Thuringia, Germany. It comprises the cities of Erfurt, Weimar, Jena, and Gera, as well as parts of the districts of Weimarer Land, Sömmerda, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, and Burgenlandkreis.
The VMT is supported by the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Mittelthüringen GmbH (VMT GmbH). As part of this transport association, the Verbundtarif Mittelthüringen (short for VMT or Voll-Mobil-Ticket) was introduced, which applies to trains and trams as well as various bus routes in the independent cities of Erfurt, Weimar, Jena and Gera and in the district of Weimarer Land with the city of Apolda. The tariff merger was mainly due to the high number of passengers and commuters between the four cities.
History
The tariff came into force on April 1, 2006, replacing the RegioMobil tariff, which was a predecessor of Deutsche Bahn. The price of the tickets depends on the tariff zones to be crossed. With the ticket, trains of DB Regio, Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn and Erfurter Bahn, the regional public transport in the cities as well as the intercity bus services of the municipal and private transport companies in the network area can be used.
When the timetable was changed in February 2009, validators were introduced at the stations in the tariff area, so that the rule that all tickets had already been validated, which some customers found impractical, no longer applied.
On 12 December 2010, the VMT was extended to include the Saale-Holzland-Kreis, the remaining parts of the Weimarer Land district, the Gotha district and the city of Gera. In addition, the railway lines to Bad Langensalza as well as individual bus lines to Sömmerda, Zeitz, Neustadt an der Orla, Rudolstadt, Oberhof, Schmalkalden and Eisenach are included in the integrated tariff.
Fare zones
Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen is divided into 106 tariff zones. There are four city tariff zones: Erfurt (10), Weimar (20), Jena (30), Gera (40) and 102 regional tariff zones.
Railway lines
The following railway lines are complete or sectional in the tariff area: Halle–Bebra railway (Großheringen–Apolda–Weimar–Erfurt–Gotha–Mechterstädt) Weimar–Gera railway (Weimar–Jena–Gera) Großheringen–Saalfeld railway/Orla Railway (Großheringen–Jena–Orlamünde–Freienorla) Leipzig–Probstzella railway (Crossen Ort–Gera-Zwötzen) Straußfurt–Großheringen railway (Buttstädt–Großheringen) Ilm Valley Railway Sangerhausen–Erfurt railway (Erfurt–Stotternheim) Wolkramshausen–Erfurt railway (Erfurt–Ringleben-Gebesee) Bad Langensalza–Kühnhausen railway Gotha–Leinefelde railway (Gotha–Bad Langensalza) Friedrichroda Railway
Transport companies
Railway companies
Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
DB Regio
Erfurter Bahn
Süd-Thüringen-Bahn
Tram and bus
Erfurter Verkehrsbetriebe (SWE EVAG) Stadtwirtschaft Weimar (SWG) Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft (JeNah) Personenverkehrsgesellschaft Weimarer Land (PVG), Apolda JES Verkehrsgesellschaft in Saale-Holzland-Kreis and Jena Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha GmbH Verkehrsunternehmen Andreas Schröder Regionale Verkehrsgemeinschaft Gotha (RVG)
Statistics
Inhabitants in the tariff area (Erfurt, Weimar, Weimarer Land, Jena) 2005: 451 058 2007: 457 032 2011: 1 163 844 Persons transported per year (estimate) 2005 and 2007: 48 000 000 Passenger-kilometres per year (estimate) 2005 and 2007: 300 000 000 (average 6.25 km/person/trip) Railway stations, stopping points, stops 2005: 871 2007: 811 Vehicles 2005: 519 2007: 500 Lines 2005 and 2007: 104, including 12 railway lines, 13 tram lines, 43 city lines, 36 intercity bus lines Integrated transport companies 2005 and 2007: 8 2011: 13