LIEmobil
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| LIEmobil | |
| Company type | Bus services |
| Founded | As Liechtenstein Bus in 2000; rebranded as LIEmobil on 1 January 2012 |
Area served | Whole of Liechtenstein and adjacent parts of Austria and Switzerland |
| Revenue | 5.7 million CHF (2024) |
Number of employees | 100 bus drivers, 12 office workers |
| Website | liemobil |
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Verkehrsbetrieb LIECHTENSTEINmobil, trading as LIEmobil, is a state-owned bus company in Liechtenstein. It operates the country's primary public transport network, with cross-border routes to neighbouring Austria and Switzerland. Founded in 2000, it was originally known as Liechtenstein Bus Anstalt, or just Liechtenstein Bus, before rebranding in 2012.
History
[edit]The first bus service in Liechtenstein began operations on 15 March 1922. The Liechtenstein state established the publicly-owned Liechtenstein Bus Anstalt (traded as Liechtenstein Bus) in 2000, which rebranded as LIEmobil on 1 January 2012.[1] Verkehrsbetrieb LIECHTENSTEINmobil was registered as a legally independent institution on the day of the rebrand.[2]
In 2024, LIEmobil recorded its highest yearly number of passengers at 6 million, generating its highest yearly revenue of 5.7 million Swiss francs. This represented a 6.3 percent increase from 2023 and a budget surplus, allowing the company to cover 32.9 percent of its operating costs – more than what was covered by the Liechenstein government.[3]
LIEmobil received criticism in 2025 for having casino print ads on its busses. Critics pointed out that the state-run bus company ran such ads despite Liechtenstein's Federal Gaming Commission of the Office of Economic Affairs banning the advertising of casinos and other gambling-related topics in the country.[4]
Services
[edit]The Liechtenstein government owns LIEmobil, which facilitates countrywide public transport. LIEmobil operates 48 busses on 25 bus routes, including 4 night bus lines, 2 ski bus lines, and 1 cross-border line. Additionally, it runs the Feldkirch–Buchs regional train.[2]
Organisation
[edit]LIEmobil employs 100 bus drivers and has 12 office workers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Budach, Dirk (29 March 2022). "100 Jahre Omnibusverkehr in Liechtenstein" [100 years of bus transport in Liechtenstein]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "About us". LIEmobil. LIEmobil. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ von Gregor, Meier (15 April 2025). "LIEmobil beförderte 2024 über 6 Millionen Fahrgäste" [LIEmobil transported over 6 million passengers in 2024]. Landesspiegel. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Tinner, Max (26 February 2025). "Casinowerbung auf Liemobil-Bussen: Wieso sie für Ärger sorgt und was Verantwortliche dazu sagen" [Casino advertising on Liemobil buses: Why it's causing trouble and what those responsible have to say about it]. www.rheintaler.ch (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
External links
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Media related to LIEMobil at Wikimedia Commons- Liechtenstein Bus website
