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 , <EOS>