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Digital turnaround: VGN will bury printed timetables from December 2025!
With the timetable change on December 14, 2025, the VGN is relying on digital information and ending the era of printed timetables.
Digital turnaround: VGN will bury printed timetables from December 2025!
December 14, 2025 will be an important date for passengers in the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (VGN), because then the era of printed timetables will come to an end. How Mountains of hate reports, the VGN has been focusing on digital media for some time in order to keep users informed about current connections. There are many reasons for this step: construction sites, changes in transport services and unforeseeable disruptions mean that printed timetable booklets for around 1,100 lines quickly become outdated.
What is particularly noteworthy is that digital information systems, such as the vgn.de website or the VGN Timetable & Tickets app, provide continuously updated information. Also in other apps, like that DB Navigator or NürnbergMOBIL, real-time information about timetables is available. VGN managing director Anja Steidl emphasizes the importance of such dynamic information for modern public transport, because delays and disruptions are processed automatically, which saves passengers annoying waiting times.
The transition to digital information provision
According to the latest findings, printed timetables are often no longer up to date after just three months, which makes the effort involved in creating, printing and distributing them no longer seem worthwhile. The VGN also underlines this as a sustainable solution with a view to the ecological footprint. Passengers who still insist on printed information have the opportunity to request individual timetables vgn.de/netz-fahrplaene Select and download as PDF.
In addition, a recent study from 2024 shows that 87% of those over 60 and 62% of those over 80 occasionally use digital media. This development suggests that older passengers can also cope well with the switch to digital platforms and that relatives and neighbors can offer support.
Additional services for passengers
The digital platforms now also offer a range of additional services that make driving even more comfortable. In addition to purchasing tickets, current traffic reports and maps of the surrounding area of stops are also available. This makes travel planning much easier and passengers can make their trips more flexible and stress-free.
For anyone who has questions or needs support, the VGN information hotline is available around the clock on 0911 27075-99. Whether it's about buying tickets or other concerns, everyone can find help here.
Overall, it shows that with this digital step the VGN is heading towards a promising future in which contemporary information and sustainability go hand in hand. Making it easier to use public transport is likely to be very popular with both older and younger passengers.