Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen

Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network
Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tramway network
Operation
Locale	Mannheim / Ludwigshafen,; Rhine Neckar Area,; Germany;
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)
Overview
	The network in 2016.
Website	https://www.rnv-online.de/english/ Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) (in English)

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.

History

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

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