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The following is a list of largest currently operating tram and light rail transit systems.
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The following is a list of largest currently operating tram and light rail transit systems.
| Nr | City | Country | Length | Stops | Lines | Ridership (million/year) | Fleet | Info year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | Australia | 250 km (160 mi) | 1763 | 24 | 206 | 500 | 2018 [1] |
| 2 | Moscow | Russia | 208 km (129 mi) [Note 1] | 44 | 220 | 825 | 2015 [2] | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | 205.5 km (127.7 mi) | 41 | 312 [Note 2] | 781 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Cologne | Germany | 198 km (123 mi) | 233 | 12 | 217 | 382 | 2016 (2013 Nr. of vehicles) |
| 5 | Berlin | 193.6 km (120.3 mi) | 803 | 22 | 197 | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Paris | France | 186.6 km (115.9 mi) | 278 | 14 [Note 3] | 340 | 385 (+65 on order) | 2024 (2019 ridership for 10 lines) |
| 7 | Milan | Italy | 180.2 km (112.0 mi) [3] | 553 [Note 4] | 19 [3] [Note 5] | 493 [3] | 2019 [3] | |
| 8 | Vienna | Austria | 177 km (110 mi) | 1071 | 30 | 305 | 525 | 2013 [4] |
| 9 | Katowice urban area | Poland | 175.5 km (109.1 mi) [5] [Note 6] | 32 [6] | 307 [7] | 2021 | ||
| 10 | Budapest | Hungary | 156.85 km (97.46 mi)[ circular reference ] | 671 | 40 [Note 7] | 430 | 520 | 2018 [8] |
| 11 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 154 km (96 mi) [Note 8] | 165 | 15 | 176 | 2006 [9] [10] | |
| 12 | Los Angeles | United States | 153.7 km (95.5 mi) [11] | 87 | 4 | 51.4 | 337 | 2023 |
| 13 | Brussels | Belgium | 150.4 km (93.5 mi) | 298 | 18 | 129.4 | 402 | 2024 [12] |
| 14 | Dallas | United States | 150 km (93 mi) [13] | 65 | 4 | 28 | 163 | 2023 |
| 15 | Leipzig | Germany | 146 km (91 mi) | 522 | 15 | 134 | 245 | 2016 [14] |
| 16 | Prague | Czech Republic | 145.7 km (90.5 mi) | 596 | 31 | 373 | 857 | 2017 [15] [16] |
| 17 | Bucharest | Romania | 141 km (88 mi) | 598 | 24 | 322 | 483 | 2013 [17] |
| 18 | Dresden | Germany | 134.3 km (83.5 mi) | 259 | 12 | 145 | 2018 | |
| 19 | Stuttgart | 131 km (81 mi) | 201 | 17 | 170 | 204 | 2016 | |
| 20 | Warsaw | Poland | 131.5 km (81.7 mi) [Note 9] | 26 | 248 | 772 | 2023 [18] [19] [20] | |
| 21 | Hanover | Germany | 127 km (79 mi) | 197 | 12 | 176 | 2016 | |
| 22 | Zürich | Switzerland | 122.7 km (76.2 mi) | 14 | 212 | 258 | 2018 [21] | |
| 23 | The Hague | Netherlands | 117 km (73 mi) | 239 | 10 | 68 | 197 [Note 10] | 2016 |
| 24 | Zagreb | Croatia | 116 km (72 mi) | 256 | 15 (day) + 4 (night) | 214 | 204 | 2008 |
| 25 | Philadelphia | United States | 110.1 km (68.4 mi) [22] [23] | >100 | 8 | 24.3 | 2023 | |
| 26 | San Diego | 105 km (65 mi) [24] | 62 | 4 (1 heritage tram line) | 38 | 131 | 2023 | |
| 27 | Manchester | United Kingdom | 103 km (64 mi) | 99 | 8 | 44.3 | 120 | 2020 [25] |
| 28 | Arad | Romania | 100.17 km (62.24 mi) | 118 | 16 | 43.3 | 138 | 2014 |
| 29 | Portland | United States | 97 km (60 mi) [26] | 94 | 5 | 38.4 | 145 | 2023 |
| 30 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 160 km (99 mi) | 132 | 13 (1 heritage tram line) [27] | 140 [28] | 263 [29] | 2018 |
| 31 | Denver | United States | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) [30] | 57 | 6 | 24.6 | 2023 | |
| 32 | Turin | Italy | 88.5 km (55.0 mi) | 198 | 8+2 | 200 | 4 | 2024 |
| 33 | Lyon | France | 83.7 km (52.0 mi) | 103 | 8 | 98 | 107 [Note 11] | 2019 |
| 34 | Toronto | Canada | 82 km (51 mi) | 708 | 11 | 64 | 247 | 2012 [31] |
| 35 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 80.5 km (50.0 mi) | 500 | 13 | 130 | 200 | |
| 36 | Munich | Germany | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | 172 | 13 | 105 | 113 | 2013 |
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