Trams in Mainz

Mainz tramway network
GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
Operation
LocaleMainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Horsecar 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
Steam 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
Electric tram era: since 1904 (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
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

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 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
10 227-236 2015/16 yes Ten further trams for operating the new Mainzelbahn and Zollhafen line.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". mvg-mainzelbahn.de.
  • 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). 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.

External links

Media related to Trams in Mainz at Wikimedia Commons

  • Mainz database / photo gallery and Mainz tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
  • Mainz database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.

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