JES Verkehrsgesellschaft

JES Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH is a German public transport company that operates regional bus services in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis and the independent city of Jena in Thuringia. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the main places it serves: Jena, Eisenberg and Stadtroda. The company is a subsidiary of Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH, which in turn is part of the Stadtwerke Jena Group, a municipal utility group wholly owned by the city of Jena. JES operates a network of regional bus lines that connect Jena with surrounding towns and municipalities. According to the company's own figures, the JES bus network comprises 39 lines with a total route length of about 1,185 km and 437 stops, serving an average stop spacing of about 2,200 metres. The company also operates the Eisenberg city bus lines 401 and 402. In 2014 the company had around 80 regional buses. Together with its parent Jenaer Nahverkehr, the group employs around 500 people and carries up to 64,000 passengers daily across 54 bus and 5 tram lines. Since the Saale-Holzland-Kreis joined the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) on 12 December 2010, the VMT fare applies on all JES bus lines; previously it applied only to sections within the Jena city area. On 14 December 2024 a new line numbering system was introduced, assigning numbers by geographic area, with main lines 410, 450 and 460 running on all weekdays. JES Verkehrsgesellschaft is part of the Stadtwerke Jena Group, which is active in energy, mobility, housing, leisure and services for people in Jena and the region. The group is a 100-percent subsidiary of the city of Jena. Within the group, Jenaer Nahverkehr and JES Verkehrsgesellschaft together form the mobility division, providing bus and rail transport for Jena and the Saale-Holzland-Kreis. The managing directors of both Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH and JES Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH are Steffen Gundermann and Andreas Möller.

JES Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH is a regional bus operator in Thuringia, Germany, whose name is derived from the initial letters of its main service areas: Jena, Eisenberg and Stadtroda. The company operates public transport bus lines in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis and the independent city of Jena. For many years JES worked closely with Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH, the municipal transport operator of Jena. The two companies coordinated schedules and integrated JES services into Jenaer Nahverkehr timetables. There were originally considerations to merge JES Verkehrsgesellschaft with Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH. Ultimately, a parent-subsidiary model was implemented as of 1 January 2022, making JES a subsidiary of Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH. Jenaer Nahverkehr itself is a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Jena GmbH and the Saale-Holzland-Kreis, and Stadtwerke Jena GmbH is a 100-percent subsidiary of the city of Jena. A significant development for the company was the accession of the Saale-Holzland-Kreis to the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) on 12 December 2010. From that date, the VMT fare has applied on all JES bus lines; before then it applied only to line sections within the Jena city area. This integration under the motto "One fare, one ticket, one network" allowed seamless mobility between Gera, Gotha, Jena and Saalfeld. In 2014 the company operated around 80 regional buses. Over the years the network has been expanded and modernised. The company has also been involved in sustainability efforts, with electric buses used on two bus lines in Jena and modern trams meeting high standards of climate friendliness, safety, comfort and accessibility. On 14 December 2024, JES introduced a new system of line numbering that assigns numbers by geographic area. The main lines 410, 450 and 460 operate on all weekdays. The second digit of the line number indicates the area: 40X for Eisenberg city lines, 41X for the Eisenberg-Jena region, 42X for the Jena-Dornburg-Camburg region, 43X for the Jena-Beutnitz-Bürgel region, 44X for the Schkölen region, 45X for the Heideland-Elstertal region, 46X for the Eisenberg-Hermsdorf region, 47X for the Jena-Stadtroda-Hermsdorf region, 48X for the Kahla-Orlamünde region, and 49X for the Jena-Milda region. Before this date, lines were numbered inconsistently from 405 to 489, and some lines were split or merged during the transition. Today JES Verkehrsgesellschaft, together with Jenaer Nahverkehr, forms the mobility division of the Stadtwerke Jena Group. The group employs around 500 people and carries up to 64,000 passengers daily on 54 bus and 5 tram lines. The JES bus network alone comprises 39 lines with about 1,185 km of route length and 437 stops.

• 2024

  New line numbering system introduced on 14 December 2024, assigning numbers by geographic area.

• 2022

  Parent-subsidiary model implemented as of 1 January 2022, making JES a subsidiary of Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH.

• 2014

  JES Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH operates around 80 regional buses.

• 2010

  Saale-Holzland-Kreis joins Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT); VMT fare applies on all JES bus lines from 12 December 2010.

Regional public transport operator within the Stadtwerke Jena Group, providing essential services (Daseinsvorsorge) in the Jena-Saale-Holzland transport area.

• Regional bus lines

  39 bus lines covering about 1,185 km with 437 stops in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis and Jena.

• Eisenberg city bus lines 401 and 402

  City bus services within Eisenberg.

• Main lines 410, 450, 460

  Main lines operating on all weekdays.

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