Trams in Mainz

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.

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 [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)

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^[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

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