The Heidelberg tramway network (german: Straßenbahnnetz Heidelberg) is a
network
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of
tram
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ways forming an important element of the
public transport
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system in
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German: ') is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students ...
, a city in the
federal state
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of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
Germany
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. Opened in 1885, the network has been operated since 2009 by
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV; English: Rhine-Neckar Transport) is a company operating public transport in the Rhine-Neckar region of Germany, including the cities of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
History
RNV was established on 1 ...
(RNV) within the
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN). The network includes line 5 of the
Mannheim/Ludwigshafen tram system, which is connected with Heidelberg’s tram system via the
Upper Rhine Railway Company
The Upper Rhine Railway Company (''Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim''; OEG, originally also OEG AG, later MVV OEG AG), was a railway infrastructure company and transport company based in Mannheim, Germany. It ope ...
(''Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', OEG).
Lines
, the Heidelberg tramway network had the following lines:
See also
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List of town tramway systems in Germany
This is a list of town tramway systems in Germany by ''Land''. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those t ...
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Trams in Germany
Germany has an extensive number of tramway networks (Straßenbahn in German). Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in German. Straßenbahn and Stadtbahn schemes are usually operated on the legal foun ...
References
* Basten, Robert; Jeanmaire, Claude (1986). ''Heidelberger Strassenbahnen''. Villingen (Schweiz),
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* Muth, Frank (2003). ''Straßenbahnen in Heidelberg''. München,
* Röth, Helmut (2006). ''Auf Schienen zwischen Odenwald und Pfalz. Fotografien 1955–1976.'' Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Verlag Pro Message. .
* Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Hrsg.) (2004). ''An einem Strang. Eisenbahngeschichte im Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck.'' Ludwigshafen, Verlag Pro Message.
External links
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar
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Transport in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German: ') is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students ...
Transport in Baden-Württemberg
Metre gauge railways in Germany
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German: ') is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students ...