The Stadtwerke Oberhausen AG (STOAG) is the local transport operator for the city of Oberhausen, Germany. It is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) regional transport organization. STOAG operates 6 express bus lines, as well as 10 city bus lines which are operated jointly with Urban-Reisen, and 6 regional lines which are partially operated by STOAG. The city also has 7 regional lines which are not operated by STOAG.

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STOAG has more than 120 buses and 6 trams for use on line 112 of the Mülheim tramway network which links Oberhausen to the neighbouring city of Mülheim.

In 2015 STOAG introduced the first two battery electric buses in the Ruhr area, operating on lines 962 and 966.[1] In 2019 line 979, jointly operated by STOAG and Vestische, also switched to electric buses.[2]

Network

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The STOAG network has changed a lot in recent years. This is the network, state as of 4 October 2015. Lines that travel through Oberhausen but are not operated by the STOAG are also included. Stops written in italics are not in Oberhausen.

The STOAG also operates a night network with lines NE1–NE7, NE10–NE12 and NE21.

Line Type of line Route Headway in rush-hour (minutes)
112 tram Mülheim Main CemeteryMülheim city centre – Landwehr – Oberhausen railway stationCentrO – Sterkrade Neumarkt 15
SB90 express bus Ruhrpark – Alstaden – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Sterkrade – Schmachtendorf – Holten Market 20
SB91 express bus Bero-Centre – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Osterfeld – BottropGladbeckBuer Town Hall 10 as far as Bottrop; 20 to Buer
SB92 express bus Alstaden – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Osterfeld – Königshardt 20
SB93 express bus Alstaden – Duisburg-Obermeiderich station – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Osterfeld – Tackenberg 20
SB94 express bus Essen UnterstraßeBermensfeld – Oberhausen city centre – Buschhausen – Sterkrade 20
SB97 express bus Anne Frank Middle School – Oberhausen city centre – Buschhausen – Sterkrade 20
SB98 express bus Alstaden – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Sterkrade – Schmachtendorf – Königshardt 20
122 Mülheim city centreSpeldorfStyrum – Oberhausen city centre 20
143 BorbeckFrintrop – Oberhausen city centre – Alstaden 20
185 Borbeck – Dellwig – Frintrop – CentrO 20
935 Sterkrade – HambornNeumühl – Oberhausen city centre – Anne Frank Middle School 60
939 Anne Frank Middle School – Oberhausen city centre – Duisburg-Obermeiderich stationDuisburg city centreDuisburg Hospital 60
953 Wehrstraße – Dümpten – Knappen Market – CentrO – Tackenberg – Bottrop Spechtstraße 60
954 Marina/SeaLife – Osterfeld – Sterkrade – Holten – Schmachtendorf – Brink Hirschkamp 30
955 Anne Frank Middle School – Oberhausen city centre – Buschhausen – Sterkrade – Alsfeld – Heinrich Böll Integrated School 60
956 Wehrstraße – Oberhausen city centre – Oberhausen Castle – Osterfeld – Sterkrade – Biefang 30
957 Lirich – Oberhausen city centre – Borbeck – Osterfeld – Sterkrade – Weierheide ( – Barmingholten) 20
960 Dümpten – Wehrstraße – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Sterkrade – Königshardt – Holten 20
961 Wehrstraße – Oberhausen city centre – CentrO – Osterfeld – Bottrop-Spechtstraße 60
962 electric bus Sterkrade – Alsfeld – Königshardt – Kleekamp 60
966 electric bus Oberhausen city centre – St. Mary's Church – Oberhausen Castle – Sterkrade 60
976 Dümpten – Wehrstraße – Oberhausen city centre – Buschhausen – Sterkrade – Königshardt 20
979 Sterkrade – Klosterhardt – Bottrop-FuhlenbrockBottrop 20
995 Anne Frank Middle School – City – Lirich – NeumühlMarxloh 60

References

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  1. ^ Hoynacki, Barbara (17 September 2015). "Oberhausen setzt auf Batteriebusse" [Oberhausen puts on battery buses]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Linie 979: STOAG und Vestische schalten den Strom an" [Line 979: STOAG and Vestische turn the power on] (in German). Vestische. June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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