Facts and figures

History

The establishment of PostBus commenced in 1849 with the creation of a mail network using horses, the last representative of which is the legendary Gotthard horse-drawn mail coach and still operates on the Gotthard pass route and fascinates many curious onlookers. The first scheduled mail route using vehicles was started between Berne and Detligen in 1906. The network has been increasingly expanded ever since. In 2003, PostBus transported more than 100 million passengers for the first time. The first steps abroad were taken in the Principality of Liechtenstein in 2001 and in Dole (F) in 2004.

In 2011 PostBus rolled out its first fuel cell-powered buses in Brugg (AG). Furthermore, the first stations of the country-wide bike and e-bike self-rental system PubliBike were also opened.

Strategy

PostBus Switzerland Ltd is an important provider of system management functions in the public transport sector. PostBus intends to grow in international niche markets and in municipal and urban transport and make an additional contribution to the company's results. With the help of clever alliances, PostBus has been making a significant contribution to urban transport and using synergies to its core business – regional passenger transport in Switzerland. With its results-oriented, cooperative approach, PostBus is continuously increasing its productivity and competitiveness, together with the PostBus companies.

Jobs per canton

(Number of full-time equivalents at PostBus Switzerland Ltd incl. PostBus operators)

Canton	31.12.11	Canton	31.12.11	Canton	31.12.11
Aargau	381,7	Lucerne	90,2	Ticino	261,6
Appenzell AR	36,8	Neuenburg	28,2	Uri	8,9
Basel Land	75,0	Nidwalden	30,0	Vaud	211,3
Basel Stadt	38,5	Obwalden	17,4	Valais	279,4
Berne	433,2	Schaffhausen	8,8	Zurich	251,4
Freiburg	2,2	Schwyz	38,9
Glarus	6,0	Solothurn	102,3
Graubünden	328,2	St. Gallen	160,5
Jura	74,8	Thurgau	130,9	Total	2996,1

  

Key market figures in Switzerland

The steadily growing demand for services has led to an impressive service portfolio for PostBus in Switzerland.

No. of routes	812
Network length in km	11102
Number of stops	14356
Km per year in millions	104,3
Passengers in millions	124,3
Passenger km in millions	765
No. of vehicles	2145

  

Sales growth for 2004-2011