From 13 December, the new timetables for 2016 will apply throughout the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund area, with some changes also coming into force for several bus routes operated by Stadtwerke Gießen.
From Sunday, 13 December 2015, several bus routes operated by Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG) will run according to a new timetable. The changes affect the departure times and routes of city bus lines 1, 3, 13, 7, 801 and 802.
Changes for line 1
Giessen: Buses on line 1 that previously terminated at the "Albert-Schweitzer-Schule" stop will continue from the "Heyerweg" stop to the "Sophie-Scholl-Schule" stop. With the exception of four daily connections, the usual stub journeys will be cancelled. Exceptions: the coaches arriving at the "Albert-Schweitzer-Schule" stop at 7.33 am, 7.48 am, 8.03 am and 8.18 am on Mondays to Fridays.
Kleinlinden: From Monday to Saturday at 6.20 am and 6.40 am, buses on route 1 will no longer call at the "Brüder-Grimm-Schule" stop in Lützellindener Straße. Instead, the route will run from the "Waldweide" stop via Frankfurter Straße and Allendorfer Straße directly to the "Brüder-Grimm-Schule (Süd)" stop.
Lützellinden: On school days, buses on route 1, which leave from the "Langer Strich" stop at 7.01 a.m., will run from the "Lützellinden/Kleebergstraße" stop to the "Brüder-Grimm-Schule (Süd)" stop without any further stops - and therefore no longer via the Allendorf district.
Allendorf: SWG will reopen the "Allendorf/Mehrzweckhalle" stop in both directions when the timetable changes. The "Triebstraße" stop will be cancelled in the direction of Giessen. In the direction of Lützellinden, the stop will be relocated in front of the Kleebachbrücke bridge.
Rödgen: journeys on school days that start at 7.09 a.m. from the "Rödgen/Bürgerhaus" stop will in future terminate at the "Hessenhalle" stop instead of the "Herderschule" stop.
Changes for lines 3 and 13
The buses on route 13 will be travelling on a different route in future. From the "Zahnklinik" stop - formerly the "Schlangenzahl" stop - they will travel via the "Georg-Haas-Straße" stop to the new "Schlangenzahl" terminus.
On school and lecture days, from 14 December, an additional journey on route 3 will also start at 7.42 am from the "Oswaldsgarten" stop and end at the "Schwarzacker" stop.
In addition, the "Georg-Haas-Straße" stop has been relocated to Schlangenzahl street. The stops "Finanzamt", "Richard-Wagner-Straße", "Max-Reger-Straße", "Christian-Rinck-Straße" and "Dialysezentrum" will no longer be served.
Changes for line 7
On all operating days, the departure times from the "Philosophenwald" stop will change in the direction of travel to the "Berliner Platz" stop.
Changes for lines 801 and 802
On school days, the bus service on route 802 will start at 6.50 a.m. at the "Seemühle" stop in Wettenberg/Krofdorf-Gleiberg. As before, the bus will then depart at 7 a.m. from the "Wingert" stop in the direction of the "Rathenaustraße" stop.
News on the internet and on the phone
Passengers can obtain information on the changes by calling the SWG service number 0641 708-1400, on the Internet at www.stadtwerke-giessen.de/verkehr or www.rmv.de and at the mobility centre in the customer centre on Marktplatz. Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
03.12.2015