Trams in Mainz

Mainz tramway network
GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
Operation
Locale	Mainz, 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 (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 (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.

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

• List of town tramway systems in Germany
• Trams in Germany

References

• 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.