1/2018 Mobile around the clock at the weekend New 30 minute intervals at night FOREWORD 3 1/2018 Dear readers, 4 What moves you? C It’s no secret that most trams and buses run every ten M 6 Lead topic minutes during the day. But did you know that our lines run Y at set intervals in the evening and at night too? We have 10 DVB service CM been offering Dresden a highly structured network of night 12 News MY lines since 1953, so that all night owls can get from A to B and home safely again. From 9 April on, our GuteNachtLinien 16 Allow us to introduce... CY (Good Night Lines) will run every 30 minutes through the night. 18 Down the line CMY Making good things even better is our target for 2018. K 1 . / 2 . A P R I L , 1 0 – 1 7 U H R 22 Leo’s world This issue also presents our new suggestion for your Easter 24 Crossword puzzle stroll, answers questions that have been moving you, such Zauberhafte as the rules for transporting animals. In our “Down the line” 26 Book draw column, we follow route no. 4 from Weinböhla to Laubegast, 27 and of course there’s a great prize for you to win again. Specialised route network map: Ostern im Zoo Night services I hope you enjoy the beautiful spring days and reading this issue, and wish you safe travel at all times on our trams, » Zauberhaftes Osterprogramm mit buses, cable cars and ferries. Zauberwerkstatt & Osterbasteln » Hasendorf, Zookasper und Available online viele Überraschungen in German and Martin Gawalek English at www. Head of Centre for Transport Management and Marketing dvb.de/bewegt. TiergartenstraßeTiergartenstraße 1 · 01219 DresdenD Telefon: 0351 478060 facebook.com/ZooDresden zoo-dresden.de 4 1/2018 DAS BEWEGT! 5 trainees and students can also purchase You ask. reduced commuter tickets with a valid What moves you? We answer. customer card. What you always wanted to know about DVB. In this section, we answer some of the questions we received Note for children in recent weeks by post, e-mail, telephone or on our Facebook The reduced (subscription) monthly ticket page. Perhaps you have always wanted to know the answer for schoolchildren and vocational trainees is to one of the following questions? non-transferable and is only valid with creden- tials (customer card). They are available in our customer centre or one of our service points. departure. They quickly jam their foot into the Simply fill in the form, attach your passport door, the door stays open and the driver can- photo and have it stamped by your (vocational) not leave. Anyone arriving late may be happy, your four-legged friend along free of charge. school after your 15th birthday. but what about the others? The well-meaning While travelling with you in the vehicles, dogs gesture has a major impact on operations. that are not in a suitable container must wear It’s just a few seconds, many probably think. a muzzle or loop and be kept on a leash for However, if the tram exceeds the planned their own safety and to protect other passen- stop time, or misses the departure phase at gers. Dogs are not allowed on seats. the junction, all passengers are affected by the resulting delay. The vehicle is late for the remainder of the trip and misses planned Note for dog owners connections. So we ask you not to hold open the doors, we want to arrive on time, which Guide dogs for the blind and companion means departing punctually. dogs for the handicapped do not need muzzles. They are transported free of charge if the disabled person’s pass I recently got a dog. Can I take it with me contains the “B” mark. on the trams and buses, and what do I need to bear in mind? From what age do children have to pay to You are welcome to take your dog use public transport? with you in our vehicles. To transport them, you need a bicycle day ticket, which is Children travel free of charge in the Recently, when I held the door open for a also valid for dogs. The price is based on the Upper Elbe Transport Association How to contact us friend running to catch the tram, another fare zones you are passing through: When (Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe) until they reach passenger gave out to me and said it travelling in one fare zone, you need a bicycle school age. From the day they start school Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG wasn’t allowed. Is that correct? day ticket for price category 1 (€ 2.00), when until their 15th birthday, young passengers DVB AG travelling in two or more fare zones, please can buy reduced individual tickets and day [email protected] The other passenger really was right. It buy a bicycle day ticket for the full transport tickets. Children need a valid customer card Trachenberger Straße 40 happens day-in, day-out: Passengers association region (€ 3.00). If you have a for reduced weekly, monthly or subscription 01129 Dresden rush to the stop just in time for the tram’s monthly ticket (subscription), you can bring monthly tickets. Schoolchildren, vocational 6 1/2018 GuteNachtLinien LEAD TOPIC 7 Transfer guaranteed! Some lines do not pass Postplatz. In spite of And how do we get that, we take you to your destination in comfort …at the Postplatz meet-up! Almost all Good with just one change – without waits. How the Night Lines meet here at regular intervals. If connections work: home now? one line is late arriving, all other vehicles wait. Towards Wilder Mann: With line 11 (towards Bühlau) to Bahnhof Neustadt and continue with line 3. The final curtain has dropped, and the audience flocks first to the Towards Coschütz: With line 11 (towards Zschertnitz) to Hauptbahnhof cloakroom, then out into the fresh night air. The mood is good, and it Nord and continue with line 3. doesn’t take long for someone to suggest going to your favourite Italian Towards Kaditz: With line 4 (towards restaurant around the corner. “If we stay late, we could share a taxi home,” Weinböhla) to Altpieschen and continue adds a visitor from outside Dresden. “We don’t have to, we can just take with line 13. the tram.” The visitor looks astonished and asks: “Do they still run then?” Towards Prohlis: With line 11 (towards “ Zschertnitz) to Hauptbahnhof Nord and Many other cities envy us for continue with line 13. our night-time mobility.” That keeps all city districts well connected Martin Gawalek with one another, even at night. These GuteNachtLinien Head of Centre for Transport Management guaranteed connections are highlighted in and Marketing the timetable information. Of course they do, and have been for the Now even more often: From 9 April 2018 The Postplatz meet-ups always take place at past 65 years! While public transport stops on, we will be condensing our night services specific times from 10:45 p.m. on. Starting Night transport services after midnight or is restricted to special lines for you! Until 10:45 p.m., our trams and the in April, the departure times are even easier in Dresden in other cities, almost all trams and some 60s buses continue to run at 15-minute to remember: In the nights from Sunday to bus lines in Dresden continue to run on their intervals. The subsequent 30-minute inter- Thursday (until 0:45 a.m.) and on Fridays, See the back pages in this issue for all the key usual routes at night. These lines are called vals on Fridays, Saturdays and before public Saturdays and before public holidays (until details at a glance, an overview of the transfer GutenachtLinien (Good Night Lines). They holidays will continue until 4:45 a.m., not to 4:45 a.m.), the Good Night Lines always meet points and the night line network map. are indicated by a half-moon logo on the 00:45 a.m. as on Sundays to Thursdays. at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. bus or tram stop signs. The new night intervals Friday, Saturday and before Sunday to Thursday public holidays Until 10:45 p.m. Every 15 minutes Every 15 minutes 10:45 p.m. - 00:45 a.m. Every 30 minutes Every 30 minutes 00:45 a.m. - 04:45 a.m. Every 30 minutes Every 60 minutes New New 8 1/2018 GuteNachtLinien LEAD TOPIC 9 And what if I live on the Connections in Dresden only? outskirts of Dresden? We not only take you safely around Dresden at night, the VVO buses and trains even span the Upper Elbe region. The suburban trains (S-Bahn) to Meißen and Pirna (S1) and Tharandt (S3) continue running after It doesn’t matter, you can still leave the car at home. Even if we 10 p.m.. don’t cover the furthest corners of the city fully at night, we will get you home safely. There are also still regular trains to Chemnitz, Großenhain, Leipzig, Kamenz, Königsbrück, Görlitz and Zittau. Many towns like Freital We need the following information for your (Line A), Neustadt and Sebnitz (Line 261), alita booking: Radeburg (Line 326) and Dippoldiswalde (Line 360) can also be reached late in the The alita line evening with buses. Your start and end stop On Friday and Saturday nights, and before public holidays, additional night buses run The required departure time per the from Dresden to Radeburg, Ottendorf- timetable Okrilla, Radeberg, Heidenau, Pirna, Dippoldis- walde, Wilsdruff, Freital and Meißen.