Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen

  • Mannheim/Ludwigshafen
  • tramway network
Operation
Locale
Open 1878
Status Operational
Lines 10
Operator(s) Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV)
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Statistics
Route length 97 km (60 mi)
Overview
The network in 2011.
Website Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) (English)

The Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Mannheim/Ludwigshafen) is a network of tramways focused on the cities of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, and also extending to Heidelberg (see OEG), in the Rhine Neckar Area of Germany.

Opened in 1878, the network has been operated since 2005 by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV).

See also

References

  • Höltge, Dieter (1999). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 6: Baden [Volume 6: Baden]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553375. (German)
  • Kochems, Michael; Höltge, Dieter (2011). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany]. Band 12: Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland [Volume 2: Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553932. (German)
  • Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. p. 118. ISBN 9783936573336. (German) (English)

External links

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