Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis

The VPE borders the following transport associations: Heilbronn Transport Association, Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV), Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS) and the Verkehrsgesellschaft Bäderkreis Calw (VGC). == Tickets and information ==

Tickets are available digitally via the DB Navigator app or through the "Handyticket Deutschland" service. Timetable information can be accessed through the DB Navigator, the VPE's own "VPE mobi" platform, and the statewide mobility portal bwegt. The association is part of the area of validity of the Metropolregion Stuttgart Ticket and the RegioXTicket. == Transport companies ==

As of 2023, 20 companies operate services within the VPE, including: • Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH (AVG) • Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH • Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB) • DB Regio AG • SWEG Bahn Stuttgart GmbH • RVS Regionalbusverkehr Südwest GmbH (SüdwestBus) • Richard Eberhardt GmbH (and others) Rail transport operators (SPNV) Four railway companies provide regional rail services in the VPE area: • Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (lines S5, S51, S6 within the Karlsruhe S-Bahn) • Arverio Baden-Württemberg (RE1) • SWEG Bahn Stuttgart (MEX/RE/RB lines 17) • DB Regio (RB74) == Municipalities covered ==

The following municipalities are part of the VPE area: • Birkenfeld • Heimsheim – also part of Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart - • Illingen • Ispringen • Keltern • Knittlingen – also part of Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund – • Maulbronn • Mühlacker • Niefern-Öschelbronn • Ölbronn-Dürrn • Pforzheim • Remchingen – also part of Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund – • Straubenhardt • Vaihingen • Eisingen • Königsbach-Stein • Engelsbrand • Friolzheim • Kämpfelbach • Kieselbronn • Mönsheim • Neuenbürg • Neuhausen • Neulingen • Ötisheim • Sternenfels • Tiefenbronn • Wiernsheim • Wimsheim • Wurmberg == Perspectives ==

Due to the small size of the association compared to other networks in Baden-Württemberg (there are 19 associations in the state), the alignment and future of the VPE has been under discussion for years. In July 2021, members of the city council of Pforzheim (FDP and Greens) submitted a proposal to dissolve the VPE and integrate it into a neighbouring association such as KVV or VVS. In January 2022, CDU representatives proposed creating a larger "Nordschwarzwald-Rhein-Verbund" integrating VPE with neighbouring associations. In February 2025, shareholders of VPE and KVV signed a memorandum of understanding on the integration of VPE into the Karlsruhe Transport Association. == See also ==