Trams in Mainz

Trams in Mainz
Mainz tramway network
Mainzer ZOB- Richtung Worms (Süd) (Straßenbahn 203, neue Bauart) 11.6.2009.JPG
GT6M tram at Mainz Hauptbahnhof, 2009.
Operation
Locale Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Horsecar era: 1883 (1883)–1904 (1904)
Status Closed
Operator(s) Mainzer Straßenbahn AG
(1883–1895)
Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
(1895–1904)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Steam tram era: 1891 (1891)–1923 (1923)
Status Closed
Operator(s) Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
Electric tram era: since 1904 (1904)
Status open
Owner(s) City of Mainz (since 1904)
Operator(s) Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) (since 2001)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Website Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (German)

The Mainz tramway network forms 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 Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG).

Contents

Lines

As of 2011, the Mainz tramway network had the following three tram 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 Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mombach/Turmstraße (Bahnhof Waggonfabrik) ↔ Gonsenheim/Kapellenstraße ↔ Finthen/Gemarkungsgrenze ↔ Finthen/Poststraße
52 Hechtsheim/Am Schinnergraben ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mainz/Zahlbach ↔ Bretzenheim/Bahnstraße

See also

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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].  (German)
  • Huber, Wilhelm (2002). Das Mainz-Lexicon [The Mainz-Lexicon]. Mainz: Verlag Hermann Schmidt. ISBN 3-87439-600-2.  (German)
  • Neise, Harald (1983). Mainz und seine Straßenbahn 1883 – 1983 [Mainz and its Tramway 1883 – 1983]. Kohlhammer.  (German)
  • Neise, Harald (1994). 111 Jahre Mainzer öffentlicher Personennahverkehr 1883 – 1994 [111 Years Mainz local public transport 1883 – 1994].  (German)
  • Neise, Harald; Weismüller, Dirk (eds) (3 July 2004). Wenn der Funke überspringt [When the sparks jump!]. Mainz: Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH.  (German)

External links

Media related to Trams in Mainz at Wikimedia Commons


Coordinates: 50°00′N 08°16′E / 50°N 8.26667°E / 50; 8.26667


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