[as of 2013 ]
City
Founded:
Mannheim (766); Ludwigshafen (1606); Heidelberg (769)
Population:
Mannheim 314 931 (2011); Ludwigshafen 165 560 (2011); Heidelberg 149 633 (2011)
Location:
Mannheim
Network Stats
Operator: RNV
Gauge:
1000 mm.
Tram system opened:
1878
Track length:
301,8 km. (one-way)
Number of routes:
16
Daily ridership:
161 700 000 (tram+bus, 2006)
Number of passenger vehicles:
218
Rolling stock:
www.tram-info.de
Network map: Region Mannheim Heidelberg
RNV (Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH) is a company operating public transport in the Rhine-Neckar region, including the cities of Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. The company was established on 1 October 2004 as a joint subsidiary of the five public transport operators that had previously operated in the region:
- the operator of trams and buses in Mannheim MVV (MVV Verkehr AG,);
- the operator of municipal public transport in Ludwigshafen VBL (Verkehrsbetriebe Ludwigshafen GmbH);
- the Heidelberg tramway operator HSB (Heidelberger Straßen- und Bergbahn AG, HSB);
- the Upper Rhine Railway Company OEG (Oberrheinische Eisenbahn AG) providing an interurban tramway service between the cities of Mannheim, Heidelberg and Weinheim;
- the Rhine-Haardt Railway RHB (Rhein-Haardt Bahn GmbH, RHB) providing the interurban service between Ludwigshafen and Bad Durkheim.
Mannheim, City Center
(2009)
Mannheim, North
Mannheim, Southeast
Ludwigshafen
Heidelberg, City Center and Northern Part
Heidelberg, West
Heidelberg, South
Mannheim - Kafertal - Weinheim Interurban Segment (former OEG)
Edingen - Heidelberg - Scheisheim - Weinheim Interurban Segment (former OEG)
Ludwigshafen - Bad Durkheim Interurban (former RHB)
Mannheim
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Last updated:
08-Oct-2013
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