With the STOAG through the carnival

The STOAG buses rarely stand still on Carnival days. While Oberhausen is celebrating extensively, the NachtExpress lines operate on the nights from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday until "normal" regular service starts the next morning. On Altweiber and Rose Monday, the NachtExpresse run - depending on the line - until around 1 a.m. Those who party until well into the morning can take the first daily lines from around 4.30 a.m.

Diversions due to the carnival parades

When on the children's carnival procession in Osterfeld on Saturday 5th March, is a proper celebration, the buses bypass the Osterfeld city center extensively. From around 13.30 p.m., bus traffic will be diverted via Werthfeldstrasse, Fahnhorststrasse and Kapellenstrasse. Shuttle buses run to downtown Osterfeld from the “Olga-Park” stop on Werthfeldstrasse and a replacement stop on Vestischen Strasse, at the corner of Fahnhorststrasse (Lidl-Markt). STOAG recommends that motorists park their cars at the park-and-ride facility in Werthfeldstrasse and use the shuttle buses. The normal line route is released when the street cleaning is completed.
Am Carnival Sunday, March 6th, The bus traffic will be diverted from around 11.45:XNUMX am due to the carnival parade in the city center. The stops that are in the area of ​​the barrier cannot be approached by the buses. We recommend the “Hauptbahnhof” stop for arrival and departure. Depending on requirements, particularly heavily used lines are reinforced by emergency vehicles.
During the carnival parade, tram line 112 will be interrupted from 12 p.m. to 17 p.m. Buses instead of trams run every 15 minutes between the “Landwehr” stop and the main train station. During this time, the trams only commute between the main train station and Sterkrade-Neumarkt and between Landwehr and Mülheim-Kaiserplatz.
"The buses cannot use the normal route again immediately after the carnival procession is over," explains press spokeswoman Sabine Müller. "Only when the street cleaning is completely finished - experience shows that this will be the case around 18.30 p.m. - will the streets be cleared."
Am Green Monday Line 957 will be diverted from 14.15 p.m. between the “Einbleckstraße” and “Arminstraße” stops for the duration of the Rose Monday parade in Vondern.
All STOAG customer center are open regularly on Carnival Saturday and Rose Monday. Tickets can also be bought in advance booking offices, from machines or on the bus. With the day ticket for 5,50 euros (price level A), any number of journeys can be made within one day in the city. Of course also with the NachtExpress. Groups of up to 5 people are well served with the group ticket (price level A 12,20 euros).
Pocket timetables with the travel times of the NachtExpress lines are available free of charge in the STOAG customer centers. The central number 01803-50 40 30 (0,09 euros per minute from a landline, mobile max. 0,42 euros per minute) is also available at midnight for timetable information. The information desk is manned around the clock every day.