A hitch component of a hitching apparatus for temporary connection of a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle in order to constitute a vehicle combination, the hitch component being embodied for arrangement on a carrier vehicle from among the towing vehicle and towed vehicle and being couplable, for constitution of a temporary releasable hitched connection, to a further hitch component that is embodied for arrangement on the respective other vehicle, the hitched connection being embodied for transfer of a towing force as a basis for towing of the towed vehicle in the vehicle combination, the hitch component encompassing: - a drawbar, constituting a hitch component body, having a hitching member provided thereon for establishing a hitched connection engagement with a hitching member of the further hitch component; - an insertion-connector component having at least one insertion-connector configuration, constituting an interface of a supply line of the carrier vehicle for transferring energy and/or information, the insertion-connector component being embodied to constitute a temporary energy- and/or information-transferring releasable insertion-connector connection to a further insertion-connector component of the further hitch component; - an alignment component that is embodied separately both from the hitch component body and from the hitching member and is arranged on the hitch component body, and carries the insertion-connector component, the alignment component comprising an alignment configuration and being movable relative to the hitch component body so that the alignment configuration of the alignment component is embodied for insertion-connector-connection-preparing alignment of the insertion-connector component for positive engagement with a further alignment configuration of a further alignment component of the further hitch component, the insertion-connector component being displaceable, relative to the alignment component and relative to the hitch component body, between a stowage position in which its at least one insertion-connector configuration is not accessible for establishment of an insertion-connector connection, and a connection expectation position in which its at least one insertion-connector configuration is accessible for establishment of an insertion-connector connection, characterized in that the insertion-connector component is pivotable between the stowage position and the connection expectation position. - a drawbar, constituting a hitch component body, having a hitching member provided thereon for establishing a hitched connection engagement with a hitching member of the further hitch component; - an insertion-connector component having at least one insertion-connector configuration, constituting an interface of a supply line of the carrier vehicle for transferring energy and/or information, the insertion-connector component being embodied to constitute a temporary energy- and/or information-transferring releasable insertion-connector connection to a further insertion-connector component of the further hitch component; - an alignment component that is embodied separately both from the hitch component body and from the hitching member and is arranged on the hitch component body, and carries the insertion-connector component,