NEW PATHS - NEW GOALS
Reorganisation of bus services between Wittingen, Brome and Wolfsburg - for better connections and clear timetables.
The implementation of the restructuring of bus transport in the Wittingen - Brome - Wolfsburg region is scheduled for the 1 June 2026 planned.
The basic concept of the new planning presented in 2025 is being retained. However, individual routes, frequencies and time slots have been reviewed and further developed on the basis of current data and available information - particularly regarding school transport.
All planned adjustments are made in close consultation with the Greater Braunschweig Regional Association and take into account the data basis and the financing of the district of Gifhorn.
The aim is to create an attractive, reliable and well-coordinated service for the entire area that best meets the needs of the people in the region.
The objectives of the grid changeover at a glance
- Offers for all locations in the area
- Coordinated journey times between lines 160 & 300
- Better connections to rail and bus services
- Clear and recognisable cycle structures
- Optimised school transport
- New and improved direct connections
- Clear and standardised routes
- Economically viable timetables
Optimisation of school transport
The following adjustments will be made to school transport on the basis of new pupil lists and relevant lesson times:
- As a rule, the district of Gifhorn, in consultation with the schools, will in future two outward journeys and three return journeys per school offered.
- For many locations, this involves Direct connections. Among other things IGS Sassenburg (at the 1st and 2nd hour and after the 6th and 9th hour) and at the Hankensbüttel Grammar School (at the 1st hour).
- For the start of lessons for 2nd lesson at Hankensbüttel grammar school the existing transfer connection has been improved, but it remains a transfer connection.
The School timetables are clearly structured and published transparently.
Our goal: Reliable and plannable routes to school with clear routes and timetables that are coordinated with school hours.
Your advantage: Good overview and better planning for you and your family.
The news about your line in detail
- Adjustment of journey times to better complement the National bus route 300 and thus the cancellation of parallel journeys. Together with the state bus route 300, this will create Parsau, Rühen and Wolfsburg a coordinated interval service:
- Monday to Friday during the day up to Two journeys per hour and direction
- Reliable connections in the evenings and at weekends thanks to the combination of both lines (per line in the 2-hour cycle)
- Direct connections from Wittingen via Brome to Wolfsburg due to the through-connection of journeys of the Lines 160 and 163, with train connections in Wittingen and Wolfsburg
- Changing route via Croya/Ahnebeck and Bergfeld, whereby Bergfeld new to the RegioBus line 160 is connected
- In the late evening hours and at weekends, the route runs exclusively via Bergfeld. Croya/Ahnebeck is served by the state bus route 300
- Alignment of journey times with the arrival and departure times of regional trains RE30 (Hanover) and RE50 (Braunschweig) in Wolfsburg
Our goal: Better connections, clearer structures and a range of services that complement each other rather than running parallel.
Your advantage: Better planning and better connections to bus and rail transport in Wolfsburg. Direct connections between Wittingen and Wolfsburg, mostly without changing buses, and connection from Bergfeld to the RegioBus line 160.
- Structured timetable that is aligned with the schools' teaching times
Our goal: A structured and reliable service for school transport.
Your advantage: A timetable that is specifically tailored to your school.
- Standardised routing: Ehra-Lessien - Bergfeld - Velstove - Rühen
- New connection in Velstove to the WVG line 201 (to/from Vorsfelde - Wolfsburg)
- Connection to the RegioBus line 160 (to/from Brome) in Rühen
- Connection to the state bus route 300 (to/from Wolfsburg - Parsau - Salzwedel) in Brechtorf
- Outside of school transport ALT transport (RufMobil)
- 2-hour cycle
Our goal: Better networking and clear lines of communication.
Your advantage: Reliable connections and a sensibly coordinated service with the creation of new transfer connections.
- Brome - Wittingen connection every 2 hours
- Connection in Brome, predominantly without changeover, to RegioBus line 160 to/from Wolfsburg
- In Wolfsburg connection to RE30 (from/to Hanover) and RE50 (from/to Braunschweig)
- In Wittingen connection to RB47 (from/to Gifhorn/Braunschweig)
- At off-peak times occasionally as ALT service (RufMobil)
Our goal: Mainly direct connections between Wittingen, Brome and Wolfsburg with connections to rail services in Wittingen and Wolfsburg.
Your advantage: Continuous travel chains with coordinated transitions to rail transport.
- New connection between Zicherie and Brome with a structured route
- Regular service Mondays to Fridays almost every 2 hours
- Journey times coordinated with school times
- Kaiserwinkel connection at school-relevant times
Our goal: To optimise the connection to Zicherie, to clearly structure the route and to optimise school transport.
Your advantage: Almost every 2 hours between Zicherie and Brome with connection to the RegioBus line 160 to/from Wolfsburg.
- Reliable coordination of journey times with the VW shift times
- Both lines stay exist independently
Our goal: Reliable commuter connections.
Your advantage: Optimum coordination with your working hours at the VW plant.
Download timetable for line 151
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