{{Short description|State-owned bus company in Liechtenstein}} {{Infobox company | name = Verkehrsbetrieb LIECHTENSTEINmobil | trade_name = LIEmobil | logo = LIEmobil logo.png | logo_upright = 1.2 | type = Bus services | founded = As Liechtenstein Bus in 2000; rebranded as LIEmobil on {{start date|2012|01|01|df=y}} | area_served = Whole of Liechtenstein and adjacent parts of Austria and Switzerland | revenue = 5.7 million CHF | revenue_year = 2024 | num_employees = {{comma separated entries|100 bus drivers|12 office workers}} | website = {{URL|https://liemobil.li/de}} }} [[File:Liechtenstein Lie Mobil Volvo 7700 n°91 L12 Schaan Bahnhof (2).JPG|thumb|Volvo 7700 Hybrid at Schaan-Vaduz railway station in July 2013]] '''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 == 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Budach |first=Dirk |title=100 Jahre Omnibusverkehr in Liechtenstein |trans-title=100 years of bus transport in Liechtenstein |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/100-jahre-omnibusverkehr-in-liechtenstein/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Urban Transport Magazine |date=29 March 2022 |language=de}}</ref> Verkehrsbetrieb LIECHTENSTEINmobil was registered as a legally independent institution on the day of the rebrand.<ref name="About us">{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://liemobil.li/en/about-us |website=LIEmobil |publisher=LIEmobil |access-date=25 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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{{snd}}more than what was covered by the Liechenstein government.<ref>{{cite news |last=von Gregor |first=Meier |title=LIEmobil beförderte 2024 über 6 Millionen Fahrgäste |trans-title=LIEmobil transported over 6 million passengers in 2024 |url=https://landesspiegel.li/2025/04/liemobil-befoerderte-2024-ueber-6-millionen-fahrgaeste/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=Landesspiegel |date=15 April 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tinner |first=Max |title=Casinowerbung auf Liemobil-Bussen: Wieso sie für Ärger sorgt und was Verantwortliche dazu sagen |trans-title=Casino advertising on Liemobil buses: Why it's causing trouble and what those responsible have to say about it |url=https://www.rheintaler.ch/artikel/casinowerbung-liemobil-beruft-sich-aufs-herkunftslandprinzip/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=www.rheintaler.ch |date=26 February 2025 |language=de}}</ref>
== Services == 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.<ref name="About us"/>
== Organisation == LIEmobil employs 100 bus drivers and has 12 office workers.<ref name="About us"/>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Commons-inline}} * [https://liemobil.li/de Liechtenstein Bus website]
Category:Bus companies of Liechtenstein Category:Organisations based in Vaduz