BOGESTRA

Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG
Founded13 January 1896 (1896-01-13)
HeadquartersUniversitätsstraße 58
44789 Bochum
LocaleBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service areaBochum, Gelsenkirchen, Herne and Witten
AllianceVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
RoutesMulti-Modal regional transit
network consisting of:
Stops1,285 (total)[1]
Fleet381 vehicles total:
Annual ridership144.9 million (2012)[1]
WebsiteBOGESTRA AG

The Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (English: Bochum-Gelsenkirchen Tramways Corporation), abbreviated BOGESTRA, is a public transport operator in the Ruhr area, most notably in the cities of Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and Herne. As of 2012, the company operated, in whole or in part, 9 rail lines[1] (2 Stadtbahn, and 7 tram), and 65 bus lines.[1] In 2012, BOGESTRA transported a total of 144.9 million passengers.[1] The company is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) public transport association.

History

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BOGESTRA network, 1949
Share of the Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Strassenbahnen, issued 22 January 1900

BOGESTRA was founded by the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen and Siemens & Halske AG in Berlin on 13 January 1896. At the time of the founding of the company, the transit network consisted of three lines built by Siemens & Halske in 1894 and 1895. Thus, BOGESTRA already had, at the time of its founding, approximately 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) of streetcar network. The construction and operation of these lines remained with the Siemens & Halske AG, while BOGESTRA itself initially took only functional control. In the next 10 years the network grew rapidly.


Much of the streetcar network was damaged or destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II. On 24 May 1945, the deployment of transit personnel and the operation of approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) of the rail network were resumed. In the period following the war, additional routes and lines were repaired and reopened. By the end of 1950, a total of 27 lines were back in operation, and the reconstruction of the rail system could be considered complete.

In contrast to the meter-gauge streetcar lines that BOGESTRA had operated since the 1890s, the 1970s and 1980s saw the planning for Stadtbahn lines throughout the Rhine-Ruhr region, including in the BOGESTRA operating area. BOGESTRA's new Stadbahn line would be operated on standard gauge rail with high platform stations in its own right-of-way using Stadtbahn B train cars. The first Stadtbahn section was opened on 2 September 1989 between Bochum Central Station and Castle Herne Strünkede as Line U35. This was also the first inter-city subway tunnel in Germany, because the city boundary between Bochum and Herne is crossed underground on Line U35. According to BOGESTRA, the underground section connecting these cities is still unique in Germany. An extension of Line U35 south from the Bochum Central Station to the Ruhr-University Bochum and on to Hustadt took place on 28 November 1993.

Current service

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Bogestra tram and U-bahn network 2017

Stadtbahn

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Main article: Bochum Stadtbahn

BOGESTRA currently exclusively operates Line U35, which is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The U35 route runs between Herne and Bochum, serving 21 stations (15 of which are underground, with 6 being above-ground).[2]

Line U35 opened on 2 September 1989, then operating a route between Castle Herne Strünkede and Bochum Central Station. An extension of the line from the Bochum Central Station south to the Ruhr-University Bochum and to Hustadt opened for service on 28 November 1993. Planned sections of the U35 line northwest to Recklinghausen and southeast to Witten were never implemented due to the associated costs to these respective municipalities.

Line Route Stations[2]
(underground) 		Comments
U35 Schloss Strünkede – Herne Bahnhof – Bochum-Riemke – Bochum Hauptbahnhof – Ruhr-Universität – Bochum-Querenburg, Hustadt 21
(15) 		Operated exclusively by BOGESTRA.

In addition, a second Stadtbahn line operates in the BOGESTRA region: one of the Essen Stadtbahn routes (operated by Ruhrbahn), Line U11, operates partially in the BOGESTRA transit area though only for its northernmost 3 stations.[2]

Line Route Stations
(underground) 		Comments
U11 Gelsenkirchen-Horst Buerer Str. – Essen-Karnap – Altenessen – Berliner Platz – Essen Hbf – Rüttenscheid – Essen Messe/Gruga 23
(13) 		Operated by Ruhrbahn.
Only 3 stations in BOGESTRA area.

Tram

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Main article: Trams in Bochum/Gelsenkirchen

The tram system dates back to the 1890s. As of 2019, BOGESTRA exclusively operates the following nine tram lines:[2]

Line Route Stations[2]
(underground) 		Comments
301 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Bismarck – Buer – Horst 34
(7)
302 Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus – Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Bochum Hbf – Laer Mitte - Langendreer S 44
(7)
305 Bochum-Höntrop Kirche – Bochum Hbf – Laer Mitte – Langendreer S 25
(4)
306 Wanne-Eickel Hbf – Bochum Hbf 21
(1) 		Also operates as a Night Express.
308 Bochum-Gerthe Schürbankstraße – Bochum Hbf – Weitmar – Linden – Hattingen Mitte 38
(4)
309 Langendreer S – Witten Papenholz – Witten Rathaus – Heven Dorf 14
(0)
310 Bochum-Höntrop Kirche – Bochum Hbf – Langendreer Markt – Witten Papenholz – Witten Rathaus – Heven Dorf 39
(4)
316 Wanne-Eickel Hbf – Bochum Hbf – Bochum-Gerthe Heinrichstraße 31
(2)
318 Bochum-Gerthe Schürbankstraße – Bochum Hbf – Weitmar – Linden – Dahlhausen Bf. 32
(4) 		Also operates as a Night Express.
Tw 1161 on line 107 and
Tw 1753 on a special trip
on Feldmarkstraße in Gelsenkirchen April 2006

In addition, a tenth tram line also operates in the BOGESTRA region: an Essen tram route, Line 107, operates partially in the BOGESTRA transit area though only for its northernmost 11 stations.[2]

Line Route Stations Comments
107 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Feldmark – Trabrennbahn – Essen-Katernberg – Zeche Zollverein – Essen Hbf – Bredeney 34 Operated by Ruhrbahn.
Only 11 stations in BOGESTRA area.
On Saturday mornings, only operates to Trabrennbahn.

Bus

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As of 2024, BOGESTRA operates 53 bus lines.[1] BOGESTRA bus lines are generally given route numbers in the 300s (like the tram route numbers).

Line Route Comments
SB 33 Bochum-Wattenscheid, August-Bebel-Platz – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität Express Bus Line
SB 36 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Musiktheater – Heßler – Nordsternpark – Schloss Horst – Gladbeck Oberhof – Goetheplatz – Gladbeck West – Bottrop-Kirchhellen Operated together with Vestische Straßenbahnen, Express Bus Line
SB 37 Bochum Hbf – Schauspielhaus – Königsallee – Henrichshütte – Hattingen – Niedersprockhövel – Haßlinghausen – Schwelm – Ennepetal Operated together with VER Ennepe-Ruhr, Express Bus Line
SB 67 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Freizeitbad Heveney – Herbede – Steinenhaus – Niedersprockhövel – Haßlinghausen – Wuppertal Hbf Operated by VER Ennepe-Ruhr,
Express Bus Line
194 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Rotthausen Achternbergstraße – Essen-Kray – Essen-Steele – Annental – Essen-Rellinghausen – Stadtwaldplatz – Villa Hügel – Bredeney – Essen-Haarzopf Operated together with Ruhrbahn
320 Witten-Rüdinghausen – Witten-Annen – Marienhospital – Witten Rathaus – Witten Hbf – Witten-Heven – Freizeitbad Heveney – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität / – Herbede – Steinenhaus – Niedersprockhövel
336 Bochum Hbf – Bochum Rathaus – Planetarium – Bochum-Grumme – Bochum-Harpen – Dortmund-Lütgendortmund
339 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Bochum Hbf – Bochum Rathaus – Planetarium – Bochum-Grumme – Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr-Park
340 Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen – Musiktheater – Bulmke-Hüllen – Röhlinghausen – Wanne-Eickel Hbf – Herne-Holsterhausen
342 Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Westfälische Hochschule – Schaffrath – Bahnhof Buer Süd – Sutum – Gelsenkirchen-Erle – ZOOM-Erlebniswelt – Wanne-Eickel Hbf
344 Bochum-Wattenscheid, Freiheitstraße – August-Bebel-Platz – Wattenscheid Bahnhof – Wattenscheid-Höntrop – Eppendorf – Bochum-Weitmar – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Hustadt – Bochum-Querenburg, Hochschule Bochum
345 Bochum-Dahlhausen – Eppendorf – Wattenscheider Straße – Bochum Rathaus – Bochum Hbf – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Altenbochum – Bochum-Laer – Bochum-Werne – Bochum-Langendreer, Knappschafts-Krankenhaus
346 Bochum-Wattenscheid, Freiheitstraße – August-Bebel-Platz – Wattenscheid-Höntrop – Bochum-Weitmar – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Hustadt – Bochum-Querenburg, Hochschule Bochum
348 Gelsenkirchen-Hüllen, Konradstraße – Bulmke-Hüllen – Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen – Essen-Kraspothshöhe – Essen-Katernberg
349 Bochum Hbf – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Bochum-Weitmar / – Bochum-Stiepel, Haarstraße
350 Bochum Hbf – Schauspielhaus – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Bochum-Stiepel – Steinenhaus – Blankenstein – Welper – Henrichshütte – Hattingen Mitte
352 Bochum-Hofstede – Bochum-Hamme – Wattenscheider Straße – Bochum-Eppendorf
353 Bochum-Weitmar - Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Schauspielhaus – Bochum Hbf – Bochum Rathaus – Bochum-Grumme – Hiltrop – Bochum-Gerthe – Schürbankstraße – Castrop-Rauxel Münsterplatz
354 Bochum-Weitmar, Sundern – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Bochum Hbf – Planetarium – Bochum-Grumme – Bochum-Riemke Operated using electric busses
355 Bochum-Dahlhausen – Eppendorf – Bochum-Ehrenfeld – Bochum Rathaus – Bochum Hbf – Hauptfriedhof – Bochum-Laer – Bochum-Werne – Bochum-Langendreer
356 Bochum Hbf – Bochum-Wiemelhausen – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität
357 Bochum-Dahlhausen – Eisenbahnmuseum – Bochum-Linden – Bochum-Oberdahlhausen
358 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Altenbochum – Bochum-Laer – Hauptfriedhof – Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park
359 Bochum-Dahlhausen – Bochum-Linden – Rauendahl – Hattingen – Hattingen-Holthausen, Klinik Holthausen
363 Wattenscheid-Südfeldmark – Freiheitstraße – August-Bebel-Platz – Wattenscheid-Höntrop Kirche – Essen-Steele
364 Bochum-Langendreer – Bochum-Werne – Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park – Bochum-Gerthe – Schürbankstraße – Castrop-Rauxel Münsterplatz
365 Bochum Hbf – Bochum Rathaus – Schauspielhaus – Bochum-Weitmar – Wattenscheid-Höntrop – Wattenscheid Bahnhof – August-Bebel-Platz – Freiheitstraße – Wattenscheid-Leithe, Kaufland Ottostraße
366 Bochum-Langendreer – Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park – Hiltrop – Herne Bahnhof – Bochum-Riemke
368 Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park – Altenbochum – Bochum Hbf – Bochum Rathaus – Bochum-Hamme – Hordel – Röhlinghausen – Wanne-Eickel Hbf
369 Dortmund-Lütgendortmund – Bochum-Langendreer – Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Ring Line
370 Bochum-Stiepel – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Bochum-Langendreer – Bochum-Werne – Dortmund-Lütgendortmund
372 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Bochum-Laer – Bochum-Langendreer – Bochum-Werne
374 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Witten-Heven – Herbede
375 Witten-Annen – Marienhospital – Witten Rathaus – Witten Hbf – Witten–Heven – Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität / – Durchholzer Platz – Witten-Herbede
376 Hagen-Vorhalle Bahnhof – Herdecke – Auf dem Schnee – Marienhospital – Witten Rathaus – Witten Hbf
378 Bochum-Querenburg, Ruhr-Universität – Bochum-Langendreer – Dortmund-Lütgendortmund – Castrop-Rauxel Münsterplatz
379 Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park – Bochum-Werne – Bochum-Langendreer – Marienhospital – Witten Rathaus – Witten Hbf – Witten-Bommern – Durchholzer Platz – Haßlinghausen
380 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Musiktheater – Gelsenkirchen-Schalke – Schloss Berge – Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus Operated using electric busses
381 Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen – Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Gelsenkirchen-Schalke – Gelsenkirchen-Erle – Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus / – Gelsenkirchen-Resse
382 Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck, Trinenkamp – Gelsenkirchen Zoo Bahnhof – Haverkamp – Bulmke-Hüllen – Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Gelsenkirchen-Feldmark
383 Gelsenkirchen-Horst – Schloss Horst – Nordsternpark – Heßler – Musiktheater – Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf – Wattenscheid-Günnigfeld – Gelsenkirchen-Bulmke-Hüllen
384 Wanne-Eickel Hbf – Haverkamp – Trinenkamp – Gelsenkirchen-Schalke – Gelsenkirchen-Heßler
385 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Neustadt – Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf – Röhlinghausen – Herne-Eickel – Bochum-Riemke
386 Bochum-Wattenscheid, Schlaraffiastraße – Wattenscheid Bahnhof – Freiheitstraße – August-Bebel-Platz – Wattenscheid-Westenfeld
388 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Gelsenkirchen-Feldmark – Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf, Marienhospital Operated using electric busses
389 Gelsenkirchen Hbf – Marienhospital – Wattenscheid-Leithe – Freiheitstraße – August-Bebel-Platz – Wattenscheid Bahnhof – Wattenscheid-Höntrop
390 Bochum-Linden – Eppendorf – Wattenscheid-Höntrop – August-Bebel-Platz – Freiheitstraße – Wattenscheid-Günnigfeld – Röhlinghausen Markt – Herne-Eickel – Herne Bahnhof
392 Gelsenkirchen-Erle – Stadthafen – ZOOM-Erlebniswelt – Gelsenkirchen Zoo Bahnhof – Haverkamp – Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck
395 Bochum-Harpen, Ruhr Park – Bochum-Grumme – Hofstede – Herne-Holsterhausen
396 Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus – Schaffrath – Schloss Horst – Gelsenkirchen-Horst
397 Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus – Gelsenkirchen–Erle – Gelsenkirchen-Resser Mark
398 Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus – Gelsenkirchen-Erle – Gelsenkirchen-Sutum
399 Gelsenkirchen-Buer Rathaus – Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Westfälische Hochschule

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Das Unternehmen auf einen Blick - Zahlen und Fakten" [The Enterprise at a Glance - Facts and Figures] (in German). BOGESTRA AG. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "BOGESTRA-Schienennetz" [BOGESTRA-Rail Network Plan] (PDF) (in German). BOGESTRA AG. June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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