Trams in Mainz

Mainz tramway network
Mainz tramway network
	GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Horsecar era: 1883–1904
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
Steam tram era: 1891–1923
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
Electric tram era: since 1904
Status	Operational
Lines	3
Owner(s)	City of Mainz (since 1904)
Operator(s)	Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft [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
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 Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft [de] (MVG), and is integrated in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV).

Lines edit

As of 2017^[update], 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 edit

Manufacturer	Type	Quantity	Numbers	built in	low-floor vehicle	Notes
Duewag / Siemens	M8S	01	277	1975	no	Bought in 1987/89 from Bielefeld Stadtbahn; Identical vehicles 278-280 were scrapped in 2016.
Duewag / Siemens	M8C	06	271–276	1984	no	Modernised at Ceglec in Prague between 2015 and 2017.
Adtranz	GT6M-ZR	16	201–216	1996	yes
Stadler Rail	Variobahn	09	217–225	2011/12	yes
Stadler Rail	Variobahn	10	227-236	2015/16	yes	Ten further trams for operating the new Mainzelbahn and Zollhafen line.

References edit

^ "Home". mvg-mainzelbahn.de.

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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). Vol. 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.