List of town tramway systems in Asia

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This is a list of Asian cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.

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Armenia

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Yerevan Երեւան  Horse29 Sep 1906Aug 1918 (?) 
Electric12 Jan 193321 Jan 2004 

Azerbaijan

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Bakı /Baku Trams in Baku Horse19 Apr 1889by 1 Oct 1923
Steam6 Oct 1889ca. 1894
Electric8 Feb 1924Jan 2004
Gəncə /Ganja Trams in Ganja, Azerbaijan Electric1 May 193316 Oct 1976
Sumqayıt /Sumqayit Trams in Sumqayit Electric11 Mar 1959Jul 2003

China

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Ānshān 鞍山 /Anshan Electric15 Jan 195626 Feb 2004 . Reconstruction as light rail transit (LRT) planned.
Běijīng 北京 /Beijing Peking Electric Tramway Electric24 Jun 1899

17 Dec 1924

1900

6 May 1966

 . First system closed during the Boxer Rebellion.
Xijiao Line Electric30 Dec 2017
Chángchūn 长春 /Changchun Changchun Tram Electric1937 (?) (or 1941 or 1942) .
Changchun Light Rail Transit Electric2002 
Anren (Dayi County, Sichuan) /Chengdu Anren tramElectric2011Heritage streetcar.
Line 2 (Chengdu Tram) Electric26 Dec 2018
Dàlián 大连 /Dalian Trams in Dalian Electric25 Sep 1909 .
Guǎngzhōu 广州 /Guangzhou (Electric)  Construction started ca. 1934, not completed.
Haizhu Tram Electric2014
Harbin (Hā'ěrbīn) 哈尔滨  Electric10 Oct 192717 Jun 1987 .
Huái'ān 淮安 /Huai'an Huai'an Tram Electric28 Dec 2015
Nánjīng 南京 /Nanjing Steam?? 
Electric?? 
Hexi tram, Qilin tram Electric13 Aug 2014
Qīngdǎo 青岛 /Qingdao Qingdao Tram Electric5 Mar 2016
Sānyà 三亚 /Sanya Sanya Tram Electric10 Oct 2020
Shànghǎi 上海 /Shanghai Trams in Shanghai Electric15 Mar 19081 Dec 1975 . A Chinese source states that one tramway line was closed in 1963, however, Line 3, the last closed in 1975.
Zhangjiang Tram Electric1 Jan 20101 Jun 2023 Translohr
Songjiang Tram Electric26 Dec 2018 
Shěnyáng 沈阳 /Shenyang Trams in Shenyang ElectricOct 19251973 .
Shenyang Modern Tram Electric15 Aug 2013 
Shēnzhèn 深圳 /Shenzhen SZTram Electric28 Oct 2017
Sūzhōu 苏州 /Suzhou Suzhou SND Tram Electric26 Oct 2014 
Tiānjīn 天津 /Tianjin Trams in Tianjin Electric16 Feb 1906ca. 1972
TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram Electric10 May 20071 June 2023 Translohr
Zhūhǎi 珠海 /Zhuhai Zhuhai Tram Electric13 Jun 201722 Jan 2021 [1] Suspended since 22 Jan 2021, city voted to demolish 31 May 2021. [2]

Georgia

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Gagra გაგრა  Horse?? 
Poti ფოთი  Horse19041932 
Tbilisi თბილისი Tbilisi Horse3 Apr 18831910 
Electric25 Dec 19044 Dec 2006 [3]

Hong Kong

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Victoria, Hong Kong, North Point, Quarry Bay, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan Hong Kong Tramways Electric (overhead wire)30 Jul 1904
Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai Light Rail Electric (overhead wire)18 Sep 1988

India

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Chennai சென்னை  Electric7 May 189512 Apr 1953 (formerly Madras)
Delhi दिल्ली  Electric6 Mar 1908ca. 1963 , reintroduction planned.
Kanpur कानपुर  ElectricJun 190716 May 1933 (formerly Cawnpore)
Kolkata কলকাতা Trams in Kolkata HorseJan 1881? (formerly Calcutta)
Electric27 Mar 1902  .
Mumbai मुंबई  Horse9 May 187415 May 1908 
Electric7 May 190731 Mar 1964 (formerly Bombay)

Indonesia

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Jakarta Bataviasche Verkeers Maatschappij (BVM)Horse18691881 
Steam18811920 
Electric10 Apr 18991962 .
Surabaya Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij (OJS)Steam18901978 
Electric27 Apr 1923Jan 1968 .
Semarang Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij (SJS)Steam18821940

Iran

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Tehran  Horse18891930
Urmia  (Electric)Under planning

Iraq

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Baghdād بغداد  Horse1871194_ .
Najaf / Kufa  Horse1871194_ .
Basrah  Steam/narrow gauge1900194_ .

Israel

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Jerusalem Jerusalem Light Rail Electric2011
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Light Rail Electric2023 Red Line runs partially in tunnels with underground stations. [4]

Japan

Kazakhstan

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Almaty Trams in Almaty Electric1 Dec 193731 Oct 2015Service indefinitely suspended in Oct 2015
Öskemen  Electric6 Nov 1959 
Pavlodar  Electric18 Oct 1965 
Karagandy  Electric25 Aug 1950Sep 1997 
Temirtau  Electric5 Sep 195914 Feb 2023 

Lebanon

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Bayrūt بيروت /Beirut Electric19 Apr 1908Sep 1965 .
Ṭarābulus طرابلس /Tripoli Horse?? .

Malaysia

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
George Town  Steam1880? 
Horse1898? 
Electric1 Jan 19061936 .

Myanmar

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Mandalay မန္တလေးမ္ရို့  Electric17 Jun 1904by 1945 .
Yangon ရန္ကုန္မ္ရို့  Steam1884? 
 Electric15 Dec 1906by 1945 .
Yangon Tram ElectricJan 201610 Jul 2016

North Korea

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Ch'ŏngjin 청진 (淸津) Trams in Chongjin Electric20 Aug (or 21 Aug) 1999 
P'yŏngyang 평양 (平壤) Pyongyang Tram Human19051916 
Electric20 May 1923Aug 1950 . First system closed because of war damage.
Electric15 Apr 1991 

Pakistan

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Karachi كراچى  Steam20 Apr 1885? 
Horse1886? 
Petrol (gasoline)1909? .
Diesel?30 Apr 1975 

Philippines

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Manila  Horse188_? 
Steam?? 
Electric10 Apr 19051944 .

Russia

Singapore

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Singapore  Steam18851894 
Electric25 Jul 19059 Apr 1927 . Experimental electric operations in Sep 1891 and Sep 1892.
Re-introduction planned: Tampines, Woodlands or Jurong areas

South Korea

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Busan 부산 (釜山)  Steam?? 
Electric31 Oct 191520 May 1968 .
Seoul 서울  Electric1 May 189929 Nov 1968 .

Sri Lanka

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Colombo Colombo sinhala.jpg  ElectricSep 18981960 .

Syria

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Halab حلب /Aleppo Electric19291967 .
Dimashq دمشق /Damascus Electric7 Feb 19071967 .

Taiwan

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Kaohsiung Circular Line (KMRT) Electric2016
Tamsui District, New Taipei City Danhai light rail Electric2018

Thailand

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon กรุงเทพมหานคร /Bangkok  Trams in Bangkok Horse22 Sep 18881 Jan 1893 
Electric1 Jan 18931 Oct 1968 .
Lopburi ลพบุรี   Trams in Lopburi Electric31 Jan 19551962 .

Turkey

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Antalya Trams in Antalya Electric27 Mar 1999 
Bursa Burtram heritage tramway (T3) Electric28 May 2011 .
Burtram modern tramline (T1) Electric13 Oct 2013 .
Eskişehir EsTram Electric24 Dec 2004 
Gaziantep Gaziantep Tram Electric2011 
Istanbul – Europe Trams in Istanbul Horse30 Aug 18691912 
Electric191412 Aug 1961
Istanbul nostalgic tramways Electric29 Dec 1990
.
Istanbul modern tramways Electric13 Jun 1992
Istanbul – Asia Trams in Istanbul Electric8 Jun 192814 Nov 1966
Istanbul nostalgic tramways Electric1 Nov 2003
İzmir  Horse?? 
Electric18 Oct 19281954
Tram İzmir Electric2017 .
Kocaeli Electric2016 or 2017
Kayseri Kayseray Electric2 Jan 2009 
Konya Konya Tram Electric28 Sep 1992 
Samsun Samsun Tram Electric10 Oct 2010 
Trabzon Trabzon Tram ElectricPlanned

United Arab Emirates

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Dubai Dubai Tram Electric2014

Uzbekistan

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Samarqand Trams in Samarkand Electric1 May 194730 Aug 1973 
Electric15 April 2017 
Toshkent Trams in Tashkent Horse13 Apr 19011913 
Electric10 Jan 19132 May 2016Operation suspended 1918 - 1921 because of war (see Russian Civil War).

Vietnam

LocationName of systemTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Notes
Hanoi  Electric10 Nov 1901 [5] 1990 [5] reintroduction planned
Ho Chi Minh City  Steam27 Dec 1881 [5] ? 
Electric4 Aug 1923 [5] ca. 1953 [5] Connected Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with Hóc Môn and Thủ Dầu Một [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "投资26亿的珠海有轨电车已暂停运行，政协委员呼吁拆除_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ↑ "珠海有轨电车处置听证会召开，15:1支持拆除_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ↑ Столица Грузии отказалась от трамваев и троллейбусов - новости Украины на ЛІГА.Новости
  4. ↑ International, Metro Report. "Tel Aviv light rail Red Line opens". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tram Views of Asia: Indochina
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