Linz AG, or LINZ AG, is a city-owned company providing energy supply, municipal services and public transport in the city of

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

and another 115 municipalities in

Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, an ...

. It was created in October 2000 from the former individual companies Elektrizitäts-, Fernwärme und Verkehrsbetriebe AG and Stadtbetriebe Linz. Besides the holding company, there are a number of subsidiary companies covering different operations. These include Linz Strom Gas Wärme Gmbh, Linz Netz Gmbh, Linz Service Gmbh and Linz Linien Gmbh.

Operations

Energy supply

The Linz Strom Gas Wärme Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG includes an energy trading business, which markets the electricity generation and gas storage capabilities of the group. The company also operates a number of combined heat a power plants, district heating plants and hydro-electric power plants, together with a biomass fuelled power plant and a residual material heating plant fuelled by waste. The Linz Netz Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for the supply and delivery of electricity and natural gas to consumers.

Municipal services

The Linz Service Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for water supply and sewage disposal, as well as other municipal services including baths, funerals and cemeteries. It also operates the Port of Linz.

Public transport

The Linz Linien Gmbh subsidiary of Linz AG is responsible for operating the Linz tram network, the and the . The tram network consists of four lines, including the

Pöstlingbergbahn The Pöstlingbergbahn () is a narrow-gauge electric railway, or "mountain tramway", in Linz, Austria. It connects the main square in the centre of Linz with the district of Pöstlingberg, located at the top of a hill (or small mountain) at the n ...

mountain tramway, whilst there are five trolleybus lines, 11 regular bus routes, and five express bus routes.

References

External links

Official web site of LINZ AG
(in German)
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