''Busbetrieb Aarau AG'' is a

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operator serving the city of

Aarau Aarau (, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau. The List of towns in Switzerland, town is also the capital of the d ...

, Switzerland and the surrounding areas in the

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. It was founded in 1958 and operates using the BBA Bus Aarau brand. Between 2002 and 2018, the Busbetrieb Aarau formed part of an umbrella brand, the AAR bus+bahn, along with the

Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn The Wynental and Suhrental Railway (WSB) (, WSB) was a privately owned railway company in the canton of Aargau Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is compose ...

(WSB). Vehicles of both undertakings prominently displayed the AAR bus+bahn brand, displacing their own brandings. The two companies shared some senior managers, but remained legally distinct. In 2018, the WSB became part of the

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company and the AAR bus+bahn brand was disbanded. The Busbetrieb Aarau now operates under its own brand with its own management team. The Busbetrieb Aarau is a member of the A-Welle tariff network that provides zonal ticketing across the various modes and routes operated by its members. In the Aurau region these include rail services run under the

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name by both the main lines (run by

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) and the Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland line (run by

Routes

The Busbetrieb Aarau operates on seven routes. It utilises a fleet consisting of 37

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, of which 21 are

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, manufactured by

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and

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References

External links

Busbetreibe Aarau web site
{{Authority control Bus companies of Switzerland Public transport in Switzerland Aarau