Trams in Heidelberg

Heidelberg tramway network
A tram on line 23 crosses the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, 2014.
Operation
LocaleHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Operator(s)Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr
Horsecar era: 1885 (1885)–1901 (1901)
Status Superseded
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Electric tram era: since 1901 (1901)
Status Operational
Lines 6
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 750 V DC
Heidelberg tramway network.
Website Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (in German)

The Heidelberg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Heidelberg) is a network of tramways forming an important element of the public transport system in Heidelberg, a city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Opened in 1885, the network has been operated since 2009 by Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (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 (Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, OEG).