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    Frankfurt am Main, Germany: urban area rail network map

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    Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main mbH (VGF)

    First line opened 1884. First U-Bahn tunnels opened October 4 1968. Complex system of conventional tram network, much upgraded to run as light metro. See Frankfurt am Main network map. An extensive programme of upgrading of the city’s tram network from the late-1960s has created sections of pre-metro standard infrastructure. ...

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    Citybahn GmbH (Wiesbaden)

    Light rail project rejected in a referendum on November 1 2020 and development suspended. Planning for a tram route began in 2001, but funding and political difficulties have stalled progress. Consultation on a revised scheme took place in 2018. This is for a 12·2 km metre gauge route from ...

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    Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbH (RMV)

    Plans, co-ordinates and finances rail and regional bus transport in the southern part of Hessen. AddressAlte Bleiche 565704 Hofheim am TaunusGermanyPhone+49 6192 294 0Fax+49 6192 294 900Emailinfo@rmv.deWebsitewww.rmv.de

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    Regionalbahn Kassel GmbH (RBK)

    Jointly owned by Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft AG and Hessische Landesbahn. Originally part of the operating consortium for Kassel’s RegioTram lines, it now acts as an infrastructure manager and holding company. It owns the 28 RegioTram LRVs and part of the Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft AG urban tram fleet. AddressKönigstor 3 - ...

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    Nordhessischer VerkehrsVerbund (NVV)

    Verkehrsverbund und Fördergesellschaft Nordhessen mbH

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    Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft AG (KVG)

    First tram line opened 1877. Urban tram network now comprises 8 routes (110 stops), of which one route is an inter-urban line to Hessisch Lichtenau over a freight-only railway. The city also has three RegioTram regional lines established 2005-06. These were originally run by RegioTram Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (RTB), a joint ...

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    HEAG mobilo GmbH

    The network comprises a central loop with seven branches (ranging from 3 to 16 km) and 78 stops, worked by nine service routes. In 2005 HEAG Verkehrs-GmbH changed its name to HEAG mobilo, and is in charge of both operations and associated infrastructure. On August 7 2011 the northern branch ...