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  "title": "KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe",
  "description": "The KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG operates the light rail and city bus services in Cologne.",
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    "title": "KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe",
    "slug": "kvb",
    "summary": "The KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG operates the light rail and city bus services in Cologne.",
    "status": "published",
    "categories": [
      "category-transit",
      "category-urban-rail",
      "category-road-transport"
    ],
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      "tag-metro",
      "tag-transit-operator"
    ],
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      {
        "id": "wikipedia",
        "title": "Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe — Wikipedia",
        "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6lner_Verkehrs-Betriebe",
        "locator": "abgerufen 2026-10-28"
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-29T17:43:57+08:00",
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    "body": "## Overview\n\nThe KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG is the municipal transport company of the city of Cologne. Founded in 1897, the company operates the Cologne light rail network as well as an extensive omnibus network with around 60 bus lines and about 300 buses. Since 2016, an all-electric bus fleet has run on line 133. The KVB is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Köln (VRS).\n\n## Operations\n\n- Stadtbahn Köln\n- Cologne city bus network (lines 1xx)\n\n## Bus network\n\nThe Cologne city bus network comprises around 60 lines with the line focus in the 1xx range. Important hubs are the Hauptbahnhof and the Breslauer Platz as well as the ZOB Köln.",
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    "orgKind": "Public transport operator",
    "founded": {
      "year": 1897,
      "precision": "year",
      "display": "1897"
    },
    "headquartersNote": "Köln"
  },
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    {
      "id": "tag-bus",
      "slug": "bus",
      "name": "公交巴士",
      "description": "巴士线路与运营机构。",
      "names": {
        "zh": "公交巴士"
      },
      "descriptions": {
        "zh": "巴士线路与运营机构。"
      },
      "count": 40
    },
    {
      "id": "tag-metro",
      "slug": "metro",
      "name": "地铁",
      "description": "中国城市地铁线路、车站与运营机构。",
      "names": {
        "zh": "地铁"
      },
      "descriptions": {
        "zh": "中国城市地铁线路、车站与运营机构。"
      },
      "count": 6845
    },
    {
      "id": "tag-transit-operator",
      "slug": "transit-operator",
      "name": "Transport operator",
      "description": "Organizations that run metro, rail, bus, air and other transport services.",
      "names": {
        "ar": "مشغل نقل",
        "de": "Verkehrsunternehmen",
        "en": "Transport operator",
        "es": "Operador de transporte",
        "fr": "Opérateur de transport",
        "hi": "परिवहन संचालक",
        "id": "Operator transportasi",
        "it": "Operatore di trasporto",
        "ja": "交通事業者",
        "ko": "교통 운영사",
        "ms": "Pengendali pengangkutan",
        "nl": "Vervoerder",
        "pt": "Operadora de transporte",
        "ru": "Транспортный оператор",
        "th": "ผู้ให้บริการขนส่ง",
        "tr": "Ulaşım işletmecisi",
        "vi": "Đơn vị vận hành giao thông",
        "zh": "交通运营商",
        "zh-hant": "交通營運商"
      },
      "descriptions": {
        "ar": "مؤسسات تشغّل خدمات المترو والقطارات والحافلات والطيران وغيرها.",
        "de": "Organisationen, die U-Bahn-, Bahn-, Bus-, Luft- und andere Verkehrsdienste betreiben.",
        "en": "Organizations that run metro, rail, bus, air and other transport services.",
        "es": "Organizaciones que operan servicios de metro, ferrocarril, autobús, aviación y otros.",
        "fr": "Organisations qui exploitent des services de métro, train, bus, aérien et autres.",
        "hi": "मेट्रो, रेल, बस, विमान और अन्य परिवहन सेवाएँ चलाने वाले संगठन।",
        "id": "Organisasi yang menjalankan layanan metro, kereta, bus, penerbangan, dan lainnya.",
        "it": "Organizzazioni che gestiscono servizi di metropolitana, treno, autobus, aerei e altri.",
        "ja": "地下鉄・鉄道・バス・航空などの交通サービスを運営する組織。",
        "ko": "지하철·철도·버스·항공 등 교통 서비스를 운영하는 기관.",
        "ms": "Organisasi yang mengendalikan perkhidmatan metro, kereta api, bas, udara dan lain-lain.",
        "nl": "Organisaties die metro-, trein-, bus-, lucht- en ander vervoer verzorgen.",
        "pt": "Organizações que operam serviços de metrô, trem, ônibus, aviação e outros.",
        "ru": "Организации, обслуживающие метро, железные дороги, автобусы, авиаперевозки и др.",
        "th": "องค์กรที่ให้บริการรถไฟฟ้า รถไฟ รถโดยสาร การบิน และการขนส่งอื่น ๆ",
        "tr": "Metro, demiryolu, otobüs, havayolu ve diğer ulaşım hizmetlerini işleten kuruluşlar.",
        "vi": "Tổ chức vận hành tàu điện ngầm, đường sắt, xe buýt, hàng không và các dịch vụ khác.",
        "zh": "运营地铁、铁路、巴士、航空等交通服务的机构。",
        "zh-hant": "營運地鐵、鐵路、巴士、航空等交通服務的機構。"
      },
      "count": 85
    }
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