1 April 1901

State police acceptance of the first completed routes.

6 April 1901

Start of public tram service with 17 motor cars, four trailers and four goods wagons. Commissioning of the line headquarters - Holzmarkt - Schubertsburg.

15 April until 25 June 1901

Successive commissioning of the lines: Train station Saalbahnhof - Weimar-Geraer-train station; Steinweg - Mühltal; Weimar-Geraer-train station - Ölmühle and headquarters - Zwätzen

1908

The fare is a standard tariff of 10 Pfennig without transfer entitlement.

30 June 1908

On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the foundation of the university, the first network extension takes place. The line from Schubertsburg is extended along Kahlaische Straße to Burgau.

1 January 1909

The first conductors are appointed on the tram trains. The tickets are now available in a graduated tariff of 10 to 30 pfennigs. The transfer ticket and the first weekly and monthly tickets for workers and pupils are introduced.

3 August 1909

The Holzmarkt becomes a central tram junction.

1910

After nine years of intensive use of the tram tracks, the first maintenance work is being carried out on the tracks.

1911

Ten railcars receive electric heating. However, the drivers still work on an open platform in all weathers.

1 June 1949

The final separation of railway operations and electrical power generation is decided. Foundation of the "VEB (K) Städtischer Verkehr Jena".

1951

The first delivery of new tram vehicles made in GDR arrives: two motor coaches and two sidecars of the "LOWA-WERDAU" type.

1954

The years from 1954 onwards are marked by an upswing, as well as new vehicles and extensive construction work to improve the infrastructure of the tramway and local public transport. The planning of a new depot is under discussion.

1955

The first six H6B buses are running on the bus routes.

1958

Introduction of sight card railcars for holders of seasonal tickets. The driver checks at the boarding gate. Conductors are now only in the sidecars.

1959 – 1961

The Ernst-Thälmann-Ring (today Löbdergraben), Teichgraben and Holzmarkt, are generously redesigned.

1961 – 1962

Double-track extension of the line between Scharnhorststraße and the hospital. The Paradiesbahnhof-Felsenkeller line is also opened for double-track tram traffic.

15 May 1963

Discontinuation of tram line 3 (Westbahnhof - Holzmarkt - Saalbahnhof).

1964

The line is extended from the former terminus at Zwätzen Schleife. With the construction of the reversing loop, one-way vehicles can be used in Jena for the first time.

1 June 1969

The bus line 16 Mühltal - Neu-Lobeda starts operation. The share of passenger transport with the now extensive bus fleet grows with the development and settlement of the new housing areas Lobeda-West, Lobeda-Ost and Winzerla.

16 June 1969

Due to construction progress of the motorway to Lobeda and the construction of the combined heat and power plant in Winzerla, the operation of the tram line between Alt-Lobeda and Winzerla is discontinued.

23 June 1969

Commissioning of the Winzerla reversing loop.

until 1971

Double-track extension of the tram line to Jena Nord as far as Milchhof. On the lines to Lobeda, buses often run at one-minute intervals.

1974

Completion of the motor transport depot in Burgau. The municipal transport company parks its buses here as a tenant.

1975

The old pay boxes are replaced by print validators.

1976

Railcar No. 26 is transferred from Eisenach to Jena and presented to the public on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Jena public transport company.

1977

The tram network still has 28 railcars and 52 sidecars. The bus fleet comprises 93 vehicles of the types Ikarus 66 to 280. For comparison: In 1960, 16 buses were in service.

1984

The double-track extension of the line to Winzerla begins.

27 September 1987

Line 1 runs again from Zwätzen to Winzerla, line 2 between Jena-Ost and Holzmarkt.

1 July 1990

The Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH is founded from the VEB Städtischer Nahverkehr Jena.

December 1991

New technology is introduced in the bus sector. The first low-floor buses, three Mercedes Benz buses and five MAN NG 272 articulated buses, are used for passenger transport.

1991

The tramway lines 1 and 2 are renewed in sections. The double-tracked roadbeds are overhauled and new stop areas are created. The reversing loop in Zwätzen receives new tracks and a low-floor platform.

16 July 1993

The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new tramway line takes place in the Lobeda district, in Erlanger Allee.

1994

Introduction of the computerised operations control system (RBL).

1995

The existing workshop complex and the parking facilities for the tram vehicles in Dornburger Straße (depot built in 1901) and Clara-Zetkin-Straße (extension of the depot from 1938) are getting completely renovated. The redesign of the bus fleet has been completed. Now 39 modern low-floor buses in various designs are on the road.

16 December 1995

Ceremonial presentation of the first low-floor tram in Jena.

1996

By July, all ten low-floor trams of the first batch have been delivered.

16 December 1996

Ceremonial opening of the first section of the new line between Winzerla and Lobeda.

1997

Another nine low-floor vehicles are delivered this year by the railway technology company Adtranz. The new vehicles, now 19 in total, are not enough to secure the traffic. The "old" Gotha vehicles remain in service.

16 December 1997

Ceremonial opening of the new tram line to Lobeda-Ost and Lobeda-West through Oberaue. At the same time, the newly designed inner city area is opened to the public for trams.

16 July 1998

Laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the workshop building at the new depot in Jena-Burgau.

16 December 1999

Inauguration of the Customer Service Centre in the Holzmarkt-Passage.

Spring 2011

New models of stand-alone ticket machines replace the long-standing machines at the stops in Winzerla, Lobeda and the city centre.

July 2011

On 11 July 2011, Jena's local transport authority and Solaris signed a contract for the delivery of five Solaris trams (Solaris Tramino Jena). These are three-car bi-directional vehicles with low-floor technology.

October 2011

Opening of the art exhibition "Frank Stella-New Works" in the Old Tram Depot in Dornburger Straße

April 2012

The Jena tramway turns 111 - celebrated with an open day on 2 June 2012.

Summer holidays 2012

Rehabilitation of the Knebelstraße track triangle and the Oberaue track interchange.

Summer holidays 2013

Rehabilitation of the tram tracks at the Holzmarkt track triangle and renewal of the tracks in the Red Tower curve area.

11 January 2014

The Tramino goes on its maiden voyage with 60 invited guests.

Mid March 2014

The party track gets a new look, Köstritzer is the new sponsor.

May 2014

Friedrich Schiller University presents the artist Peter Halley with the exhibition "Prisons" in the Old Tram Depot

8 July 2014

Dismissal of Udo Beran as Managing Director - Appointment of Thomas Zaremba as Managing Director.

Summer holidays 2014

Redevelopment of the railway triangle in Lobeda.

November 2014

The first customer advisory board of the Jena public transport system is appointed.

14 December 2014

Start of service of the new bus lines 42 and 43 to the south of Jena and extension of bus line 13 to Maua.

2 July 2015

Outside announcers on vehicles of the Jena public transport system are put into operation.

Summer holidays 2015

Renovation of the railway triangle Kupferhütchen.

April 2016

Exhibition "Quantum Songs" by the artist ROTRAUT in the Old Tram Depot

11 December 2016

New service of bus lines 10/11/12 via the Beutenberg, reorganisation of bus lines in the south of Jena

May 2017

Exhibition "Into the Wood" by artist Georg Thumbach in the Old Tram Depot

10 June 2017

Open day at the Burgau depot

10 December 2017

Improvement of night services - lines 1, 2 and 10 run around the clock; lines 33, 34 and 35 are cancelled

Introduction of mobile ticket in the app MeinJena

Summer holidays 2018

Renovation of railway triangle Winzerla

July 2018

Commissioning of the new bus terminus in Göschwitz

November 2018

Introduction of the service "stop on demand" on all tram and bus lines

September 2018

The Partybahn has a new sponsor and will be operating as the Ur-Krostitzer Partybahn in future

February 2020

The first three e-buses are used on line 15

from March 2020

The Corona pandemic has local transport and the city firmly in its grip: Drastic restrictions in public life will lead to a considerable slump in demand from mid-March 2020. The most important lines run according to a special timetable with considerably restricted services until mid-April.

13 November 1992

Foundation of JES Verkehrsgesellschaft with headquarters in Jena

13 April 1994

Eisenberg town line turns one year old, ticket costs DM 1

1994 

Connection of the centres of Jena, Eisenberg, Hermsdorf and Stadtroda every hour and school holiday ticket sold with digital wristwatches for 10 DM

1995

Redesign of Eisenberg bus station

30 May 1997

Move into the newly built depot in Eisenberg

2000

Corporate Advisory Board established at JES

1 March 2005

Provision of the regular senior citizens' bus to GLOBUS in Hermsdorf

2005

Start of the shuttle service for the 1st Christmas Valley

December 2007

Cooperation agreement between JES and the Jena public transport system

2010

JES joins the VMT for the Saale-Holzland district

November 2010

Re-opening of the bus station in Jena

March 2013

Andreas Möller becomes Managing Director

2014

Procurement of 13 new low-floor regular buses in one year and redesign of the route network in main lines, secondary lines and school transport.

2015

Further major investment in 10 new low-floor scheduled buses

December 2015

Installation of a large-scale photovoltaic system in cooperation with BürgerEnergie

16. December 2021

Steffen Gundermann is the new Managing Director of JES Verkehrsgesellschaft - this results in the same dual leadership as with Jenaer Nahverkehr 

1. January 2022

JES becomes subsidiary of Jenaer Nahverkehr

7. July 2022

Acquisition of six new Citaro-buses by EvoBus/Mercedes Benz 

14. March 2023

JES and JNV get a joint logo

3. June 2023

Open day at the depots in Jena and Eisenberg 

2. August 2023

Acquisition of six new Citaro-buses by EvoBus/Mercedes Benz