The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS), in English Rhine-Sieg Transport Association, is the public transport association covering the area of the Cologne/Bonn Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Besides Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV), VRS belongs to the special purpose association go.Rheinland.[1]
It was founded on 1 September 1987, and covers an area of some 5,111 km2 (1,973 sq mi) with around 3.5 million inhabitants.[1] For the year 2019, 556 million passengers were carried through the network of VRS.[2] Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg is named after the rivers Rhine (Rhein) and Sieg.
Associated transport companies
editThe following transport companies operate within the area of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg:[1]
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cities and district towns in the VRS area
editThe following destinations are part of the VRS area:[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c go.Rheinland GmbH. "Strukturdaten go.Rheinland 2023". gorheinland.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH. "VRS-Bilanz 2019". vrs.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH. "Tarifgebiet VRS". vrs.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
External links
edit- official site (in German)