The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) is a transport association

Transport association

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 run by public transport

Public transport

Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

 providers in the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 states of Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 and Brandenburg

Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...

. It is a private limited company

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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 owned jointly by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg (with one third each) and the 18 counties and cities of Brandenburg with 1.85% each. It was founded on December 30, 1996 and is currently the largest transport association in the world, covering an area of 30,367 km² with nearly 6 million inhabitants. Common ticketing was launched on April 1, 1999. The 2005 amount of passengers transported was 1.23 billion, with 3.37 million passengers per day.

Lines in the VBB

Many lines are operated under the VBB fare structure. This includes all local traffic in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, such as the Berlin S-Bahn

Berlin S-Bahn

The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...

 and Berlin U-Bahn

Berlin U-Bahn

The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...

, as well as all regional train services, most of them RegionalExpress

RegionalExpress

The term Regional-Express denotes a type of regional train in Germany and Austria .It is best compared to a semi-fast train, as it calls at fewer stations than Regionalbahn or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than InterCity services...

 and RegionalBahn

RegionalBahn

The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...

 lines. There are also several trolleybus

Trolleybus

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 and ferry

Ferry

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 lines within the VBB area. The number of lines, as of 2005, is as follows:

• 43 Regional rail lines
• 16 Berlin S-Bahn
  Berlin S-Bahn
  The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
  
   lines
• 9 Berlin U-Bahn
  Berlin U-Bahn
  The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
  
   lines
• 41 Tram
  Tram
  A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
  
   lines (26 Berlin, 15 Brandenburg)
• 949 Omnibus
  Bus
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   lines (204 Berlin, 745 Brandenburg)
• 2 Trolleybus
  Trolleybus
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   lines (Brandenburg)
• 7 Ferries
  Ferry
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   (6 Berlin, 1 Brandenburg)

The Berlin S-Bahn

Berlin S-Bahn

The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...

 network amounted for 32.43 million train kilometres in 2005.
Regional trains accumulated a total amount of 38.07 million train kilometres.

The percentage of rail passengers transported per company is

• 47.16% for DB Regio
  DB Regio
  DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates short and medium distance passenger train services in Germany, and operates light and heavy rail infrastructure in the United Kingdom.-Germany:...
  
  
• 45.79% for Berlin S-Bahn
  Berlin S-Bahn
  The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
  
  
• 4.80% for Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn
• 1.33% for Prignitzer Eisenbahn
• 0.52% for Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
• 0.40% for LausitzBahn (operated by Connex)