SWK MOBIL

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SWK MOBIL GmbH
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Head officesSt. Töniser Straße 124
47804 Krefeld
www.swk-mobil.de
Transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
Ownership 99.6 % City of Krefeld
0.4 % Sparkasse Krefeld
Employees413 (2004)
Gauge 1000 mm
1435 mm (operated by Rheinbahn)
Lines
Tramway lines4
Bus lines28 (2004)
Vehicles
Tramway
(2004)
39 articulated Duewag M8C trams
Omnibus
(2004)
121 buses
Statistics
Passengers (per year)38,450,000 (2004)
Transport volume (per year)9,097,000 km (2004)

The SWK MOBIL GmbH is a public transport operator in the city of Krefeld, and part of the Viersen district in Western Germany. The company is a fully owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke Krefeld (SWK), offering tramway and bus services. It is a member of both the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) and the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Niederrhein (VGN) transport associations.


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