About us
Jenaer Nahverkehr and JES Verkehrsgesellschaft
We keep Jena and the Saale-Holzland district moving. As an essential part of public services, we offer service-oriented local and regional transport in the shared Jena-Saale-Holzland transport area.
Company profile
Comfortable, climate-conscious and reliable - that's what we stand for as a traditional and future-oriented transport company. With 51 bus and 5 tram lines, we connect the city and district and, with around 500 employees, bring up to 62,000 passengers safely and environmentally friendly to their destination every day.
Sustainability is our aspiration: we are driving forward the switch to environmentally friendly drive systems – two bus routes in Jena are already served by electric buses and we meet the highest standards of climate friendliness, safety, comfort and accessibility with modern trams.
Under the motto „One fare, one ticket, one network“, we are a committed partner in the Mittelthüringen transport association and enable seamless mobility between Gera, Gotha, Jena and Saalfeld.As a company firmly anchored in the region, we rely on trust and responsibility.
Jenaer Nahverkehr is a subsidiary of Stadtwerke Jena and the Saale-Holzland district, and JES Verkehrsgesellschaft is a subsidiary of Jenaer Nahverkehr.
Business management
Steffen Gundermann and Andreas Möller
Managing Director Jenaer Nahverkehr GmbH / JES Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Facts and figures
Lines and routes
| Train | Bus JNV | Bus JES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lines | 5 | 13 | 38 |
| Track length | 55 km | ||
| Line length | 47.5 km | 118 km | 1,185 km |
| average distance between stops | 485 m | 691 m | 2,200 m |
| Number of stops | 48 stops | 102 stations | 437 pieces |
| - of which low-floor | 42 units | 54 pieces |
Fleet and facilities
| Passenger vehicle |
|---|
| 33 GT6M-ZR from Adtranz/Bombardier |
| 5 Tramino Jena from Solaris |
| Special-purpose vehicle |
|---|
| 1 traditional vehicle |
| 1 Partybahn Typ GT6W |
| 1 bidirectional locomotive type Gotha T 57 |
| 1 bidirectional locomotive type Reko BZ 70/1 |
| 1 bidirectional locomotive type Gotha B 57 |
| 1 maintenance vehicle type T 57 |
| 1 Tatra-KT4D-vehicle |
| 1 snowplough, railbound |
| Buses | |
|---|---|
| 26 Standard buses, of which 17 are MAN A21, 8 are Solaris Urbino 12, 1 is Mercedes Benz Citaro | |
| 18 articulated buses, of which 6 are MAN A23, 10 are Solaris Urbino 18 | |
| 3 E-Buses, Mercedes Benz eCitaro | |
| 2 Midibuses, Mercedes Benz Sprinter | |
| Regional buses |
|---|
| 16 high-floor vehicles, of which 1 is a Scania, 15 are Mercedes |
| 64 low-floor vehicles, of which 56 are Mercedes Benz, 8 are Scania |
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1 Midibus, Mercedes Benz Sprinter |
| Special-purpose vehicles |
|---|
| 1 Unimog U20 vehicle for winter road maintenance with Silo-road grit machine and sweeper |
| 1 Unimog U400 vehicle for towing and winter road maintenance with Silo-road grit machine and sweeper |
| 1 Unimog (cherry picker) |
| 1 Mercedes Hilton (overhead wiring maintenance vehicle) |
| 1 vehicle for accident assistance, Mercedes Benz Vito |
| 1 MAN-vehicle for breakdown service |
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We are looking for career changers for bus and tram drivers (m/f/d). Watch the video to find out first-hand what this job is all about.
Our commitment to the future of mobility
More than 120 years of transport history
It all began in 1901 with a tram line from Dornburger Strasse to Kahlaische Strasse: Take a look at the chronicle of Jena's local transport system and find out what we have achieved in and for Jena since then.
