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The Mainz tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Mainz) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Mainz, the capital city of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Opened in 1883, the network has been operated since 2001 by Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG).
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As of 2011, the Mainz tramway network had the following three tram lines:
Since Autumn 2016 the new "Mainzelbahn" has been transporting passengers from Hauptbahnhof West (main station, west entrance) via University and Marienborn to Lerchenberg and offer a fast connection between the Main Station and the University as well as the headquarter 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" will link the new Zollhafen residential area with the Tram Network. For operating the new lines MVG ordered 10 more Variotrams at Stadler rail.