Freiburger Verkehrs AG

The company operates a regional railway network on DB Netz AG and SWEG owned tracks.

The services run on short sections of the Magistrale Upper Rhine Valley Railway, together with the Elztalbahn, Kaiserstuhlbahn and Breisachbahn branch lines.

This was accomplished by a cover ratio of 88%, which is impressively high by German public transport standards.

The predecessor of the VAG was the “Direktion des Elektrizitätswerkes und der Straßenbahn”, which was founded on 1 October 1899.

Today, VAG cooperates with the regional energy supplier badenova, a provider which belongs to the Stadtwerke Freiburg.

In 2013, VAG put into operation the first flywheel generator on the Moosweiher in Landwasser, which stores the braking energy of light rail vehicles and transfers it to accelerating railcars.

VAG operates a network comprising tram lines, bus routes, and a gondola lift.

An extension of tram line 2 (green) of 1.8 km to the border of Gundelfingen in the north was inaugurated and started service on March 15, 2014.

Günterstal and more distant villages are additionally reached by taxis, which are available at the transfer stops.