Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis
| Company type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Pforzheim and Enzkreis |
Key people | Daniel Peikert (CEO) Dirk Büscher (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 12 (2023) |
| Website | www.vpe.de |
The Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis (VPE) (english: Pforzheim-Enzkreis transport association) is a transport association in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It covers the independent city of Pforzheim and the surrounding district of Enzkreis. The association was founded on 1 June 1997 in order to create a unified public transport fare system for the region.
The VPE area covers around 938 km2 with a population of about 400,000. It includes 40 train stations and approximately 1,400 bus stops. Annual traffic volume is about 12.5 million vehicle-kilometres.
About 20 transport companies are part of the association, which transported over 40 million passengers in 2005.
On railway lines within the VPE, season tickets of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV) are accepted, but not single tickets. Day tickets of KVV are valid with a surcharge (RegioSpezial).