List of town tramway systems in Europe

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This is a list of cities and towns in Europe that have (or once had) town tramway (e.g. urban tramway) systems as part of their public transport system. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.

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Separate lists have been created for the following European countries to improve user-friendliness and to reduce this list article's size:

Albania

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Vlorë  Horse ? ?A photograph of a horse-drawn tramcar, dated 1963 (Peschkes, Part Three, 1987, Page 19), establishes that Albania did have a town tramway service.

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

Bosnia-Herzegovina

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Sarajevo Trams in Sarajevo 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge Horsecar 1 Jan 18851 May 1895
760 mm -> 1435 mmElectric1 May 1895 In 1960 regauging from 760 mm to 1435 mm

Bulgaria

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Sofia Trams in Sofia Horsecar "late 19th century" [1]  ?
1000
1435		Electric1 Jan 1901 [1] Mix of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge . [1]

Estonia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Tallinn Trams in Tallinn 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) [2] Horse24 Aug 188824 Sep 1919
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) [2] Electric28 Oct 1925 Note: Tallinn also operates a trolleybus network.
♦ Tallinn – Kopli  Steam26 Jan 1916 ? [2]
Petrol26 Jan 1916Nov 1953 [2]
Electric6 Nov 1951[5 Nov 1953]Connected with main Tallinn tram system, 05 Nov 1953.

Isle of Man

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Douglas Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 914 mm (3 ft)Horse7 Aug 1876  [3] [4]
Winter service withdrawn from November 1927, current operating season early May – late September. Operation suspended 30 September 1939 – 22 May 1946 because of war.
Upper Douglas Cable Tramway 914 mm (3 ft)Cable15 Aug 189619 Aug 1929 [5] Winter service withdrawn from 1927.
Douglas – Keristal – Port Soderick Douglas Southern Electric Tramway (Marine Drive Tramway)1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Electric189615 Sep 1939Opened to Keristal 7 August 1896, completed 1897. Operation suspended c.1914 – c.1918 because of war.
Douglas (Derby Castle) – Laxey – Ramsey Manx Electric Railway 914 mm (3 ft)Electric7 Sep 1893  [6] [7] Operates seasonally, from March to November.
Note for Manx Electric Railway: Opened to Groudle Glen, 7 September 1893. Extended to Laxey, 27 July 1894. Extended to Ramsey (Ballure), 5 August 1898. Completed to Ramsey (Plaza), 24 July 1899.
Operation suspended Laxey – Ramsey, 30 September 1975, restored 25 June 1977.
Laxey – Snaefell Summit Snaefell Mountain Railway 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Electric21 Aug 1895 Operates only during summer season.
Operation suspended 20 September 1939 – 1 June 1946 because of war. Used a third rail for a Fell brake

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 [8]

Latvia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Daugavpils Daugavpils Tramway Horse ? ? 
1524Electric5 Nov 1946  [9]
Jūrmala (Kemeri) 1000Electric16 Jun 19121935(?) [9]
Liepāja Liepājas tramvajs 1000Electric26 Sep 1899  [9]
Riga Rīgas Satiksme 1524Horse4 Sep 1882

23 Aug 1903

1901

1909

 [9]
1524Electric23 Jul 1901  [9] Note: Riga also operates a trolleybus network.

Lithuania

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Kaunas  Horse5 Jun 189215 Apr 1929 [10]
Steam19141936 [10]
Klaipėda (Memel) 1000Electric18 Aug 1904

1950

Oct 1934

1967

 [10]
Palanga  Horse"late 19th century" [11]  ? [10]
Vilnius  Horse15 Jun 18931915 [10]
Petrol19141926 [10]
Electric ? ?Gauge: unknown. [10]
Excepting microstates, Podgorica, Priština, Reykjavík and Tirana, and possibly Vilnius, are the only European capitals where electric town tramways have not (yet) been built.
Note: Vilnius operates a trolleybus network.

Luxembourg

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Esch-sur-Alzette canton  Electric29 May 192722 Sep 1956 
Luxembourg City Trams in Luxembourg
Horse22 Feb 1875 ?
Electric8 Aug 19085 Sep 1964 
1435Electric10 Dec 2017

Malta

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Malta  Electric23 Feb 190515 Dec 1929

Moldova

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Chişinău  1000Horse29 Oct 18881914 
1000Electric25 Jan 191413 May 1961 

Monaco

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Monte Carlo Trams in Monaco 1000Electric18981931

Slovakia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Bratislava Trams in Bratislava 1000Electric27 Aug 1895 DPB also operates buses and trolleybuses
Košice Trams in Košice Horse18 Nov 189128 Feb 1914 
Steam7 Jul 189328 Feb 1914 
1435Electric28 Feb 1914 DPMK also operates buses and trolleybuses
Trenčianske Teplice  760Electric27 Jul 1909  

Slovenia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
(From)		Date
(To)		Notes
Ljubljana Trams in Ljubljana 1000Electric6 Sep 190120 Dec 1958Reintroduction planned
Piran Trams in Piran 760Electric20 Jul 191231 Aug 1953 

See also

References

Inline citations

  1. 1 2 3 "Urban transport – History of Sofia Trams". Sofia Urban Mobility Center. 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Atlas Estonia (ee)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Douglas Borough Council Online - Tel: 01624 696300". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2006.
  4. ↑ "Douglashorsetramway.net". Archived from the original on 13 December 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Index page – Upper Douglas Cable Car". www.isle-of-man.com.
  6. ↑ Society, Manx Electric Railway. "Manx Electric Railway Society, registered charity (IoM) No 276". www.mers.org.im.
  7. ↑ "Isle of Man Government – Heritage Railways". www.gov.im.
  8. ↑ Столица Грузии отказалась от трамваев и троллейбусов - новости Украины на ЛІГА.Новости
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Atlas Latvia (lv)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Atlas Lithuania (lt)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Jegelavičius, Linas (22 November 2022). "2022 žiema – pavasaris". Lietuvos pajūris (in Lithuanian).

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