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Darmstadt - approx. 142,000 inh., in the south of the state of Hessen, linked to Frankfurt (26 km) by S-Bahn line S3.

Tramway
- network length approx. 41 km (including 8.5 km interurban section between Eberstadt/Frankenstein and Alsbach)
- opened 1886 as steam tramway, electrified from 1897
- 9 lines (some operating at certain times only)
- 1000 mm gauge
- rolling stock: ST 12 (1991, Waggon-Union/AEG); ST 13 (1998, LHB/Adtranz); ST 14 (2007, Alstom-LHB/Bombardier)

1979: Jugenheim - Alsbach/Beuneweg
2003: Rhönring - Kranichstein Bahnhof
2008: Alsbach/Beuneweg - Alsbach/Melibokusschule
07-08-2011: Löwenplatz - Arheilgen/Dreieichweg
25-04-2022: Hochschulstadion (now Jahnstraße) - TU-Lichtwiese/Campus (1.1 km)

HEAG Mobilo

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)

Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN)

Nahverkehr in Darmstadt at Wikipedia.de

Straßenbahn Darmstadt by Holger Kötting