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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. 38.5 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

under construction: Arheilgen/Hofgasse - Arheilgen/Dreieichweg

Schwandl, Robert: Schnellbahnen in Deutschland / Metros in Germany. U-Bahn - Stadtbahn - S-Bahn. - April 2007, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 18 3

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 192 pages; Text German and English - More details

DADINA - Darmstadt-Dieburger Nahverkehrsgesellschaft

HEAG Mobilo

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)

Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN)

Nahverkehr in Darmstadt at Wikipedia.de

Straßenbahn Darmstadt by Holger Kötting