Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen
The Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Mannheim/Ludwigshafen) is a metre-gauge transport network of tramways focused on the cities of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, and connected to Heidelberg and Weinheim via the Upper Rhine Railway Company (OEG), in the Rhine Neckar Area of Germany.
| Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network | |||
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| Operation | |||
| Locale | |||
| Open | 1878 | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Lines | 10 (total line length 97 km (60 mi)) | ||
| Operator(s) | Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC overhead lines | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Route length | 61 km (38 mi) | ||
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| Website | Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) (in English) | ||
Opened in 1878, the network has been operated since 2005 by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV).
References
- Höltge, Dieter (1999). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Band 6: Baden [Volume 6: Baden]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3882553375.
- Kochems, Michael; Höltge, Dieter (2011). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Band 12: Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland [Volume 2: Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland]. Freiburg i. B., Germany: EK-Verlag. ISBN 9783882553932.
- Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. p. 118. ISBN 9783936573336.
External links
Media related to Trams in Mannheim at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Trams in Ludwigshafen at Wikimedia Commons
- Rhein/Neckar database / photo gallery and Rhein/Neckar tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
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