Enhanced city bus network in Offenbach: additional routes, improved service quality
In an exciting development for the city of Offenbach, the bus network is set to undergo a significant expansion starting from December 15, 2024. The expansion, funded from savings and optimizations within the Stadtwerke Offenbach group, will add 160,000 kilometers annually to the city's bus service.
Sabine Groß, the city's representative, emphasized that the expanded timetable is now the new minimum offer and will not be reduced again. This permanent change is part of the city's commitment to improving public transportation and ensuring better connectivity within neighborhoods like Lauterborn.
The bus service expansion optimizes evening hours, with lines such as Lauterborn being served at 15-minute intervals from 9 pm to midnight. Additionally, Line 101 will be extended to the Bieber Waldhof S-Bahn station, and Line 102 will have a new connection between Bieber Waldhof and the main station in Offenbach.
Lines 105 and 108 will be extended to Kaiserlei to deploy electric buses more efficiently and create new direct connections. Meanwhile, Line 106A will be reinstated as line 106, connecting "Caritas/Buchrainweiher" to "Hessenring" senior center with hourly service to "Offenbach Ost" and 30-minute intervals to the final stop.
Mornings on Sundays will see buses running on all lines in Offenbach at hourly intervals, with exceptions for lines 107 and 120. Between 5 and 8 am, buses will run at hourly intervals, with services resuming at 30-minute intervals from 9 pm and hourly from midnight.
The General Director of Stadtwerke Offenbach, who organized the expansion of the Offenbach bus network, is not explicitly named in the provided search results. However, it is clear that the efficient restructuring of the Stadtwerke Offenbach has made this expansion possible without incurring any additional costs to the city.
This expansion is a welcome development for the residents of Offenbach, promising improved connectivity, optimized evening hours, and the deployment of electric buses for a greener public transportation system.
