Private company

GVU

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Public transport company of the city of Utrecht founded in 19041

Gemeente vervoerbedrijf Utrecht (GVU) (English:Utrecht municipal transport) was the operator of city buses in Utrecht, Netherlands until December 2013. It is replaced by Qbuzz.2 It is part of Connexxion.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
GVU Bus-Van Hool
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Gemeente vervoerbedrijf Utrecht (GVU) (English:Utrecht municipal transport) was the operator of city buses in Utrecht, Netherlands until December 2013. It is replaced by Qbuzz.2

The story

Connexxion took GVU over on 1 January 2007. Since December 2013 Qbuzz took over the operation of city services in Utrecht. In 2000 GVU carried 30 million passengers and this figure continues to rise with 39 million passengers in 2006. GVU used 25m long Van Hool AGG300 buses on routes 11, 12, 12s and occasionally 31. For these routes changes to the road layouts were made.

From Wikipedia’s article on GVU (Utrecht), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

GVU used mostly Van Hool buses, along with a number of former Connexxion.

From Wikipedia’s article on GVU (Utrecht), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2007Acquired Acquired by Connexxion1
  3. 1904Founded Founded in Utrecht1

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