The Mainz tramway network () 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 (MVG), and is integrated in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV).
Lines , the Mainz tramway network has the following five lines: Line Route Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mombach/Turmstraße (Haltepunkt Waggonfabrik) ↔ Gonsenheim/Kapellenstraße ↔ Finthen/Gemarkungsgrenze ↔ Finthen/Römerquelle Finthen;↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Hauptbahnhof West;↔ Universität;↔ Lerchenberg;↔ (launched: 2016) Hechtsheim/Am Schinnergraben ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Mainz/Zahlbach ↔ Bretzenheim/Bahnstraße Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus ↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck ↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus ↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor ↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof ↔ Universität ↔ Lerchenberg 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 1 277 1975 no Bought in 1987/89 from Bielefeld Stadtbahn; Identical vehicles 278-280 were scrapped in 2016. Duewag / Siemens M8C 6 271–276 1984 no Modernised at Ceglec in Prague between 2015 and 2017. Adtranz GT6M-ZR 16 201–216 1996 yes Stadler Rail Variobahn 9 217–225 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
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