BVG: Passenger records despite a lack of staff - a Christmas miracle in Berlin!

BVG: Passenger records despite a lack of staff - a Christmas miracle in Berlin!

The Berlin Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), known for its unmistakable yellow buses and trains, grab a place in the city's history books. Despite a massive lack of personnel and vehicles that are prone to trouble, you have achieved record numbers in the passenger numbers. The CEO Henrik Falk confirmed that November 2024 was the strongest month in the history of BVG. The number of passengers promoted was already an impressive 1.1 billion this year, which borders the numbers from the years before pandemic, as reported by the Tagesspiegel.

positive development despite challenges

The upward trend is clearly visible: after the bitter pandemic years, the BVG can again report a clear plus during passenger trips. In 2022, the number of passengers rose to 961.4 million, which corresponds to an increase of almost 35 percent compared to the previous year. The numbers were just below the record values ​​of over one billion journeys that were recorded before the pandemic. The growth was primarily due to a strong interest in sustainable mobility and the introduction of the 29-euro subscription offer, which according to BVG favored the increase in regular customers to over one million, according to the official message.

The BVG plans to further expand this success through the introduction of the Germany ticket. Despite the difficulties on the job market, the BVG was able to increase its staff to 15,830 employees. The company completed the year 2022 with a positive group result of 3.4 million euros. These successes show both the popularity of local public transport in Berlin and the BVG's efforts to constantly improve their service, as can be read on the official BVG website.

For more details and numbers on the successes of the BVG, see also the information from Berlin Live as well as the press releases of the BVG itself at bvg .