Trams in Mainz

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Mainz tramway network
Mainzer ZOB- Richtung Worms (Süd) (Straßenbahn 203, neue Bauart) 11.6.2009.JPG
GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
Operation
LocaleMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
hideHorsecar era: 1883 (1883)–1904 (1904)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s) Mainzer Straßenbahn AG
(1883–1895)
Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
(1895–1904)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s) Horses
hideSteam tram era: 1891 (1891)–1923 (1923)
Status Converted to electricity
Operator(s) Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
hideElectric tram era: since 1904 (1904)
Status Operational
Lines 3
Owner(s) City of Mainz (since 1904)
Operator(s)  [de] (MVG) (since 2001)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Depot(s) 1
Stock 29
Track length (total) ca. 18.5 mi
Mainz tramway network
Mainz tramway network (before opening of lines 53 and 59)
Website Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (in German)

The Mainz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Mainz) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Mainz, the capital city of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Opened in 1883, the network has been operated since 2001 by the  [de] (MVG), and is integrated in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV).

Lines[]

As of 2017, the Mainz tramway network has the following five lines:

Line Route
50 Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mombach/Turmstraße (Haltepunkt Waggonfabrik) ↔ Gonsenheim/Kapellenstraße ↔ Finthen/Gemarkungsgrenze ↔ Finthen/Römerquelle
51 Finthen;↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Hauptbahnhof West;↔ Universität;↔ Lerchenberg;↔ (launched: 2016)
52 Hechtsheim/Am Schinnergraben ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mainz/Zahlbach ↔ Bretzenheim/Bahnstraße
53 Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Universität ↔ Lerchenberg '
59 Zollhafen ↔ Bismarckplatz ↔ Mainz Hauptbahnhof ↔ Hauptbahnhof West ↔ Hochschule Mainz (launched: 2017)

Since Autumn 2016, the "Mainzelbahn" has been transporting passengers from Hauptbahnhof West (main station, west entrance) via University and Marienborn to Lerchenberg, and offers a fast connection between the main station and the University as well as the headquarters of ZDF ("Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen", a public television channel in Germany) in the district of Lerchenberg. Further, a new line is planned. The "Zollhafen Tram" links the new Zollhafen residential area with the tram network. To operate the new lines, the MVG ordered 10 Variotrams from Stadler Rail.[1]

Rolling stock[]

Manufacturer Type Quantity Numbers built in low-floor vehicle Notes
Duewag / Siemens 04 277–280 1975 no bought in 1987/89 from Bielefeld Stadtbahn; retirement planned due to the delivery of the new Variotrams
Duewag / Siemens 06 271–276 1984 no modernisation at ceglec in Prague
Adtranz GT6M-ZR 16 201–216 1996 yes
Stadler Rail Variobahn 09 217–223 2011/12 yes ten further ordered for operating the new Mainzelbahn and Zollhafentram

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  • Herbst, Günther (2008). 125 Jahre Mainzer Straßenbahn 1883 – 2008: Die letzten 14 Jahre 1994 – 2008 [125 Years Mainz Tramway 1883 – 2008: the last 14 years 1994 – 2008] (in German).
  • Huber, Wilhelm (2002). Das Mainz-Lexicon [The Mainz-Lexicon] (in German). Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt. ISBN 3-87439-600-2.
  • Kochems, Michael; Höltge, Dieter (2011). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Band 12: Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland [Volume 2: Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553932.
  • Neise, Harald (1983). Mainz und seine Straßenbahn 1883 – 1983 [Mainz and its Tramway 1883 – 1983] (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag.
  • Neise, Harald (1994). 111 Jahre Mainzer öffentlicher Personennahverkehr 1883 – 1994 [111 Years Mainz local public transport 1883 – 1994] (in German).
  • Neise, Harald; Weismüller, Dirk, eds. (3 July 2004). Wenn der Funke überspringt [When the sparks jump!] (in German). Mainz: Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH.
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9783936573336.

External links[]

Media related to Trams in Mainz at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°00′N 08°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267

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