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{{short description|Tramway network in Germany}}
{{Infobox tram network
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| name                          = Mainz tramway network
| system                        =
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| image                         = Mainzer ZOB- Richtung Worms (Süd) (Straßenbahn 203, neue Bauart) 11.6.2009.JPG
| caption                       = GT6M tram at [[Mainz Hauptbahnhof]], 2009.
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| locale                        = [[Mainz]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]
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| era1_name                     = [[Horsecar]]
| era1_start_year               = {{Start date|1883}}
| era1_end_year                 = {{End date|1904}}
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| era1_status                   = Converted to electricity
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| era1_operator                 = {{ubl
 |Mainzer Straßenbahn AG (1883–1895)
 |[[South German Railway Company|Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft]] (SEG) (1895–1904)}}
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| era2_name                     = [[Tram engine|Steam tram]]
| era2_start_year               = {{Start date|1891}}
| era2_end_year                 = {{End date|1923}}
| era2_state                    = show
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| era2_status                   = Converted to electricity
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| era2_operator                 = Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG)
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| era3_name                     = [[Electric tram]]
| era3_start_year               = since {{Start date|1904}}
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| era3_state                    = show
| era3_system                   =
| era3_status                   = Operational
| era3_lines                    = 5
| era3_owner                    = [[Mainz|City of Mainz]] (since 1904)
| era3_operator                 = {{Interlanguage link multi|Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft|de}} (MVG) (since 2001)
| era3_gauge                    = {{RailGauge|1000mm}}
| era3_propulsion_system        = Electricity
| era3_el                       = 600 [[Volts|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]
| era3_depot                    = 1
| era3_stock                    = 29
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 | [[File:Tram map of Mainz.svg|250px|alt=Map of Mainz tramway network]]
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 | [[File:Liniennetz Straßenbahn Mainz.svg|250px|alt=Diagram of Mainz tramway lines]]
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| era3_website                  = http://www.mvg-mainz.de Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft {{in lang|de}}
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The '''Mainz tramway network''' ({{langx|de|Straßenbahnnetz Mainz}}) is a [[transport network|network]] of [[tram]]ways forming part of the [[public transport]] system in [[Mainz]], the [[capital city]] of the  [[States of Germany|federal state]] of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany.

Opened in 1883, the network has been operated since 2001 by the {{Interlanguage link multi|Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft|de}} (MVG), and is integrated in the [[Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund]] (RMV).

== Lines ==
{{As of|2017}}, the Mainz tramway network has the following five lines:
{| class="wikitable"
! Line || Route
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|RB || 50|white|#114DC6|#114DC6}}
| '''Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus'''&nbsp;↔ Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck&nbsp;↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus&nbsp;↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor&nbsp;↔ [[Mainz Hauptbahnhof|Mainz/Hauptbahnhof]]&nbsp;↔ [[Mombach]]/Turmstraße (Haltepunkt Waggonfabrik)&nbsp;↔ [[Gonsenheim]]/Kapellenstraße&nbsp;↔ Finthen/Gemarkungsgrenze&nbsp;↔ '''Finthen/Römerquelle'''
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|RB || 51|white|#009900|#009900}}
| '''Finthen;↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof&nbsp;↔ Hauptbahnhof West;↔ Universität;↔ Lerchenberg;↔ ''' ''(launched: 2016)''
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|RB || 52|black|#DED600|#DED600}}
| '''Hechtsheim/Am Schinnergraben'''&nbsp;↔ Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus&nbsp;↔ Mainz/Pariser Tor&nbsp;↔ Mainz/Hauptbahnhof&nbsp;↔ Mainz/[[Zahlbach (Mainz)|Zahlbach]]&nbsp;↔ '''Bretzenheim/Bahnstraße'''
|-
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
| {{Bahnlinie|RE|| ''53''}}
| '''''Hechtsheim/Bürgerhaus'''''&nbsp;↔ ''Hechtsheim/Mühldreieck''&nbsp;↔ ''Hechtsheim/Jägerhaus''&nbsp;↔ ''Mainz/Pariser Tor''&nbsp;↔ ''Mainz/Hauptbahnhof''&nbsp;↔ ''Universität''&nbsp;↔ '''''Lerchenberg'''''
|-
| {{Bahnlinie|RB || ''59''|white|#009900|#009900}}
| '''''Zollhafen'''''&nbsp;↔ ''Bismarckplatz''&nbsp;↔ ''Mainz Hauptbahnhof''&nbsp;↔ ''Hauptbahnhof West''&nbsp;↔ '''''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 [[Stadler Variobahn|Variotrams]] from [[Stadler Rail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvg-mainzelbahn.de/ |title=Home |website=mvg-mainzelbahn.de}}</ref>

==Rolling stock==<!--
=== Current fleet ===-->
{| class="wikitable" 
|- 
! Manufacturer || Type || Quantity || Numbers || built in || low-floor vehicle || Notes 
|- 
| [[Duewag]] / [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] || [[Stadtbahnwagen Typ M/N|M8S]] || {{0}}1 || 277 || 1975 || no || Bought in 1987/89 from [[Bielefeld Stadtbahn]]; Identical vehicles 278-280 were scrapped in 2016.
|- 
| Duewag / Siemens || [[Stadtbahnwagen Typ M/N|M8C]] || {{0}}6 || 271–276 || 1984 || no || Modernised at Ceglec in Prague between 2015 and 2017.
|- 
| [[Adtranz]] || [[ADtranz low floor tram|GT6M-ZR]] || 16 || 201–216 || 1996 || yes || 
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[Stadler Rail]] ||rowspan=2| [[Variotram|Variobahn]] || {{0}}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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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===Books===
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*{{cite book |title=125 Jahre Mainzer Straßenbahn 1883 – 2008: Die letzten 14 Jahre 1994 – 2008 |trans-title=125 Years Mainz Tramway 1883 – 2008: the last 14 years 1994 – 2008 |last=Herbst |first=Günther |year=2008 |language=de}}
*{{cite book |title=Das Mainz-Lexicon |trans-title=The Mainz-Lexicon |last=Huber |first=Wilhelm |year=2002 |publisher=Verlag Hermann Schmidt |location=Mainz |isbn=3-87439-600-2 |language=de}}
*{{EK-SSD-12}}
*{{cite book |title=Mainz und seine Straßenbahn 1883 – 1983 |trans-title=Mainz and its Tramway 1883 – 1983 |last=Neise |first=Harald |year=1983 |publisher=[[Kohlhammer Verlag]] |language=de}}
*{{cite book |title=111 Jahre Mainzer öffentlicher Personennahverkehr 1883 – 1994 |trans-title=111 Years Mainz local public transport 1883 – 1994 |last=Neise |first=Harald |year=1994 |language=de}}
*{{cite book |title=Wenn der Funke überspringt |trans-title=When the sparks jump! |editor1-last=Neise |editor1-first=Harald |editor2-last=Weismüller |editor2-first=Dirk |date=3 July 2004 |publisher=Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH |location=Mainz |language=de}}
* {{Schwandl-TAtlas-Deutschland|pages=100–101}}
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==External links==
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* {{Urban Electric Transit | id = 321 | title = Mainz | tram = yes}}
* {{Phototrans | id = 119 | title = Mainz}}
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